New Delhi, May 29 -- Congress leader Pawan Khera on Thursday lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his recent remarks related to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), stating that he should stop "misquoting and misappropriating" statesmen from Congress for "petty politics of hate and divisiveness".

He said it was "embarrassing" for the Prime Minister to be fact-checked on X.

"For those of us who care about facts, Sardar Patel's words elucidate his weighted caution regarding PoK considering the military realities of the time. As for Modi, who has never quite shown care for truth - he should stop misquoting, misappropriating or co-opting statesmen from Congress like Sardar Patel for his own petty politics...