Jaipur, March 15 -- Former Union Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over their "child of Macaulay" remarks directed at him for speaking English.

Speaking at Kanodia College in Jaipur in an event, Aiyar said, "They (BJP leaders) claim that I am a descendant of Macaulay because I speak English... But does PM Modi know Tamil? Why not? So, whose descendant does that make him?"

Referring to a past controversy, he clarified his remarks about the Prime Minister and alleged that his comments had been misrepresented. "He verbally attacked me, using such vile language, by claiming that I called him 'Neech' (low-born)... I said he is a 'Neech Kism Ka Aadmi' (low-minded individual)... they do this specifically b...