Digvijaya Singh's Katchatheevu comment was heavily criticised by the BJP which said it was the same mentality with which ‘Nehru gave Akai Chin to China’.
“`Raja' (Digvijaya Singh) who is roaming here will be sent packing in such a manner that he will not get a place in Hindustan but in Islamabad…," said BJP MLA.
Several Union ministers and BJP leaders added the suffix ‘Modi ka Parivar’ to their social media handles in solidarity with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.