In a sharp retort to Priyanka Gandhi's barb of indulging in low-level politics, BJP leader Narendra Modi today invoked his backward class status to mount attack on her.

Addressing a rally in Domariyaganj in Uttar Pradesh, he asked whether it was a crime to be from a low caste. Without naming Priyanka Gandhi or Rahul Gandhi, he said as he belonged to a socially backward caste, they consider his politics to be of low level.

He also alleged in a series of tweets that some people cannot see that it is due to the renunciation, sacrifice and hard work of people of backward classes that the country has reached the present position. He said his low level politics will wipe tears of thousands of people and free India of 60 years of, what he called, mis-governance and vote bank politics.

Narendra Modi said at the rally that India needs a firm, committed and stable government at the centre. He said Hindus and Muslims both are stricken by poverty alike and they need to come forward to fight the evil of poverty, instead of fighting among themselves.

Modi said that he has not come to make lofty promises to the people but he is interested to solve the basic problems like electricity, potable water and daily matters of survival of the commoners.

Priyanka had yesterday hit out at Modi saying he had insulted his martyred father on Amethi's soil and accused the Gujarat chief minister of practicing 'low level politics and the people of Amethi will never forgive him for this.

Earlier Modi had accused Congress of practicing politics of arrogance and said Rajiv Gandhi, when he was Congress General Secretary, had once publicly abused and humiliated the then Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister T Anjaiah at the airport.