SANGRUR, July 20 -- A day after Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal said Prime Minister Narendra Modi had targeted Akali factions and not his party, SAD (Punar Surjit) chief Giani Harpreet Singh on Sunday said the remark amounted to an acknowledgement as to who represented the 'true legacy' of the party.

Modi, taking a dig at SAD during his speech in Jalandhar on Friday, had said it is not concerned about the welfare of the public and is caught up with its own affairs. Asked about Modi's remarks, Badal said the prime minister spoke against SAD (Punar Surjit), and not his party.

SAD (Punar Surjit) is a breakaway faction of the Sukhbir Badal-led SAD, which is a former ally of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). The BJP h...