Tharoor should be made 'Minister of Love Affairs': Naqvi

Taking a jibe at the newly-appointed Minister of State for HRD Shashi Tharoor over his comment against Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi that "you need to be able to love someone to understand that", Bharatiya Janata Party ( BJP) spokesperson Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Wednesday said the former should be made 'Minister of Love Affairs'.

Naqvi was reacting on Tharoor's reply to Modi for criticizing his wife during a public rally in Himachal Pradesh.

"I think that it is not necessary to answer to all what he says. But I am very much impressed by his answer in which he has said that 'you need to be able to love someone to understand that'. I think a Ministry of Love Affairs should be made for such an 'international love guru' so that the nation can gain from his wisdom and preaching," he said.

Naqvi, however, said that it is not a matter of national debate.

Criticizing Modi for attacking him personally by calling his wife a '50-crore girlfriend', Tharoor earlier on Tuesday said the former need to love someone to understand what he said.

Tharoor tweeted that his wife was worth a lot more than Modi's imaginary 50 crores.

"My wife is worth a lot more than your imaginary 50 crores. She is priceless. But you need2be able2love some1 2understand that," he tweeted.

In an apparent attack on Tharoor's wife Sunanda Pushkar , Modi at an election rally on Monday said: "Wah kya girlfriend hai. Apne kabhi dekha hai 50 crore ka girlfriend?" (What a girlfriend? Have you ever seen a 50-crore girlfriend)?"

Modi had said: "There was a Congress leader who was a minister. He was accused of amassing wealth from cricket. He had said in Parliament that he is not connected to the Rs. 50 crore in the lady's name".

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