Congress Leader in Parliament Adhir Ranjan Chowdhary called PM Modi "gandi naali" which caused uproar in the lower house of the Parliament. While comparing Indira Gandhi with Narendra Modi, he said that there is no comparison: "kaahan Maa Ganga, kaahan gandi naali."

He also dared the government to take action against Congress President Rahul Gandhi and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi. "Did you manage to send Sonia Gandhiji and Rahul Gandhiji behind the bars? You came to power by calling them thieves, then how are they sitting in Parliament? Why are they not in jail?" Chowdhury said

Later, he clarified the comment and said that he is a Bengali and his Hindi is not good. He said, by "naali," he meant channel, and his intentions weren't to insult the PM and will personally apologize to the PM if the latter is hurt.