CHENNAI: Senior BJP leader Tamilisai Soundararajan on Friday clarified that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent comments during the Bihar election campaign were directed at DMK leader abusing north Indians and not targeted at the Tamil people, as wrongly interpreted by the ruling party.

Talking to reporters here, Tamilisai said, "It was not about Tamils, but about the DMK men. The Prime Minister never spoke ill of the Tamil people. He only referred to the DMK functionaries who had spoken disparagingly about the people of Bihar."

Condemning Chief Minister Stalin for "distorting" the Prime Minister's remarks, the former governor said, "Please don't twist the issue. Several DMK ministers and MPs have made derogatory comments about Biharis in the past. Are you denying that? Your ministers

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