Kolkata, Oct. 26 -- Mamata faction Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Saugata Roy on Monday defended Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge's controversial remarks regarding Prime Minister Narendra Modi's late father, highlighting his advanced age.

Speaking to ANI, Roy downplayed the severity of the controversy, explaining that Kharge's statement was a spontaneous reaction to an audience interjection during a public event.

"Someone at the meeting said that even your father would not be able to remove Modi, and Kharge-ji replied that even Modi's father would not be able to do that. Kharge-ji is a senior leader, aged 83-84. He can say such things," TMC MP Saugata Roy told ANI.

Conversely, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Nishikant Dubey launched ...