Veteran Congress leader and former Union Defence Minister A K Antony on Sunday lashed out at the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party government at the Centre and alleged that the union government is more concerned about itself rather than the country, a sharp contrast to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi who put the nation first before everything.

Antony was speaking on the occasion of Rajiv Gandhi's death anniversary in Tamil Nadu. He said that when Rajiv Gandhi was Prime Minister he put the country first before the interests of the party. However, the party in power at the Centre is more concerned about itself than the nation.