India, Jan. 31 -- As the row over Sonia Gandhi's 'poor thing' remark about President Droupadi Murmu intensified, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge came to her defence and accused the BJP and media of twisting her statements.

Reiterating that Congress has always respected the dignity of the office of the President, Kharge said that the BJP leaders and a section of the media are twisting the phrase used by Sonia Gandhi to hide the bad state of the economy.

Kharge counter-attacked the Modi government and said it was the BJP that insulted the President by not inviting her to the inauguration of the new Parliament building or the Ayodhya Ram Temple.

"Her Excellency the President was insulted by the Modi government on the very day when h...