Shiv Sena on Sushma Swaraj row: PM Modi must order probe to expose real gameplan

MUMBAI: Claiming that Sushma Swaraj has been targeted under a "political game" to oust her from BJP, Shiv Sena on Tuesday said it is imperative for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to step in and order an investigation to know who is so keen on "maligning" her "clean" reputation. Sena, which has come out in support of the external affairs minister in the row over helping scam-tainted former IPL commissioner Lalit Modi obtain British travel papers, said Congress was "lifeless" and its reaction did not mean much but "who is trying to give flight to its wings". "The Congress party is behaving as if Swaraj has helped get bail to arrested fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim or Kasab. This controversy is being fuelled by using a section of the media. It is vital for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to order an investigation on who is so keen on maligning her clean reputation of 35-40 years," the Sena said in an edit in its mouthpiece 'Saamana'.   PTI