Pawan Khera defended Mallikarjun Kharge, saying his controversial “Modi ka baap bhi jayega” remark referred to the RSS, Modi’s ideological mentor. Congress MP Pawan Khera defended party president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday after Kharge’s comment “Modi ka baap bhi jayega” generated controversy. Khera stated that the remark was directed at the Prime Minister’s ideological mentor, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).