New Delhi, July 31 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 31 said he was forgiving students who hurled abuses at him and his late mother during the Cockroach Janta Party-led protests at Delhi's Jantar Manta.

In the social media video message shared around midnight, the prime minister said , describing them as "misguided children' deserve guidance rather than punishment or prolonged legal action.

Prime Minister Modi said the language used by some protesters "would not suit any civilised society", but appealed to people to help reform the students instead of seeking retribution.

"Some mischievous children used very filthy abuses. Abuses were directed at me, and abuses were directed at my late mother as well." PM Modi said in the video m...