In reaction to late former President Pranab Mukherjee's daughter Sharmistha Mukherjee's claims about Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, Leader of the Opposition in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Vijay Wadettiwar said on Thursday that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is using someone like Sharmistha Mukherjee only to defame Rahul Gandhi.

"These people (BJP) always fear Rahul Gandhi. They could not defame him on their own. As per a strategy, they (BJP) are defaming Rahul using someone like Sharmistha," Wadettiwar said speaking to ANI.