India, Aug. 10 -- On July 31, Prime Minister Narendra Modi rued the abusive language he and even his late mother were subjected to during the protest at Delhi's Jantar Mantar against examination irregularities as the dust over the issue began to settle following Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation. He underlined that dragging such "misguided children" into court would not resolve the problem and that he wanted to forgive them.

In a video on Instagram, Modi said he could understand the anguish in society, but stressed that this was the time to guide the youngsters. He added that people make mistakes. "But this is a cultural shock that our daughters are using such abusive language."

Modi's comments came amid the cont...