Congress President Sonia Gandhi says, the way BJP leader Narendra Modi criticised Rajiv Gandhi cannot be be termed anything but petty.

Addressing a rally in Kushinagar in Uttar Preadesh in Uttar Pradesh, she invoked former Prime Minister and ailing BJP leader Atal Bihari Vajpayee to hit out at Modi, saying Vajpayee and other former PMs maintained the dignity of the post.

Sonia Gandhi said Modi must keep in mind this great country's rich culture and generosity. Such 'neech' thought and words do not behove him, she said.