Narendra Modi today hit back at Rahul Gandhi for attacking him on his links with RSS, saying he was "proud" of the ideology and the principles based on the "altar of sacrifice and service".
"I am proud of the fact that I was born from an ideology.
Yes, we have an ideology...Our ideology is society is above family...Mother India is everything for us. Our ideology is that we will live and die for the country," he said addressing a public meeting here.
"And that is why, you (Congress) cannot fight this ideology. Your entire family has never been able to fight with this ideology. This ideology is based on the altar of sacrifice and service," he said.
At the Congress manifesto release on Wednesday, Rahul had attacked Modi saying, "It is not about an individual, but he (Modi) represents a ideology and that ideology is exclusionary ideology."
The Congress vice-president had also said that it is the ideology that makes people fight with each other and and it will bring harm to the country and every Congressman will fight to defeat that ideology.
Taking a dig at Ajit Singh, the BJP's prime ministerial candidate said the son of Chaudhary Charan Singh, who fought for the benefit of farmers, has "discarded" his father's path for power.
"We respect Chaudhary Charan Singh who fought against Congress policies so that farmers could benefit. It's the dream of a child to fulfil his parent's dream. But his son has left his father's path. In society as well, if a son discards the path of his father, the society too does not accept him," Modi said.
"For the sake of power, those who discard their father's principles and even go to the party which troubled his own father, do you trust such a person?" Bagpat needs a grassroot leader," he said.
Uttar Pradesh will only benefit when people of the state get rid of dynastic politics, he said, adding this time there is a need for one slogan, removing SP, BSP and Congress.
"Sabka chutti...Sa mane Sapa (SP), Ba mane Baspa (BSP) and Ka mane Kangress (Congress)" Modi said.