New Delhi, July 25 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman drew backlash from the Opposition for saying that young people, who first said they were hurt by the NEET paper leak, later took "advantage" of the re-exam and prepared to improve their performance in the exam.

"How brazenly insensitive are you?," Congress leader Supriya Shrinate asked while sharing a video of Sitharaman's statement on social media.

Shrinate posted in Hindi, which roughly translates to: "Finance Minister Nirmala ji is listing the benefits of the paper leak."

"Come on, Madam, while you're at it, please list the benefits for those 22 children who took their own lives," she said, adding, "There's a limit - How brazenly insensitive are you?"

Meanwhile, Congress lea...