Addressing an election rally in Gujarat's Nikol, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took on Congress leaders, including Mani Shankar Aiyar, for using foul language against him.

"They have not called me 'neech' for the first time yesterday. Mrs Sonia Gandhi and her family members have used it too. Why am I 'neech' -- because I was born poor? Because I am of a lower caste? Because I am a Gujarati? Is that why they hate me?" Modi asked.

"What did Anand Sharma say? 'PM Modi is mentally unstable'. A Congress leader re-tweeted such an offensive tweet about me that I cannot even say it. What did Digvijaya Singh tweet about me? Evidently, one Gujarati, a person born into a poor family has troubled them a lot," he said.

"Divijaya Singh said Modi Sarkar is like Rakshas Raaj and Modi is Ravana. Pramod Tiwari, who headed the Congress in UP, said Modi is in the list of Hitler, Mussolini and Gaddafi. Day and night the Congress has abused me. I keep quiet only because my priority is work," the PM said.

"One more Congress leader called me a monkey. Jairam Ramesh compared me to Bhasmasur. Beni Prasad Verma called me a mad dog. He also said we won't let this mad dog win. Ghulam Nabi Azad said I am Gangu Teli. Are these the kind of things we should say in public life?" he said.

"Imran Masood, who they gave a ticket to, he said we will cut Modi into pieces. Renuka Chowdhury called me a virus. She said I bring Namonitis. I don't even want to get started on what Gujarat Congress leaders have been calling me," Modi said.

He also said, "Recently there was an attack in Amarnath. We ensured that all those who perpetrated this attack were punished by our armed forces."  -- ANI