Mani Shankar Aiyar clarified that he never called Narendra Modi a 'chaiwala,' discussing the 2014 controversy in his new book.

I never called Modi a ’chaiwallah’ and never advanced his having been a ’chaiwallah’ as the reason for my believing he would never make it to the post of PM,” Aiyar states in the book

PM Modi took aim at Congress for imposing the Emergency in 1975, during which constitutional rights were suspended, and democratic values were trampled. “The sin of Emergency can never be erased from Congress’ legacy,” he remarked.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a scathing attack on Congress on Saturday, accusing it of constantly disrespecting the Constitution and presented eleven pledges for India's bright future, noting that the government and people should follow their duties and the country's politics should be free of "parivarvad".

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during a debate on the Constitution in Lok Sabha, tore into the Congress, saying the party "will not be able to wash away the sin of Emergency". In a reference to the national Emergency that was imposed by PM Indira Gandhi in 1975,