"He (Rajiv) was a true nationalist, and those responsible for killing him in the prime of his life should be shown no leniency. Initially, Nalini, one of the killers, was awarded a death sentence, but this was reduced to life imprisonment. I fail to understand why we should be lenient towards someone who collaborated with foreigners to kill our former prime minister. Rahul's statement lack patriotism; he should understand that the punishment was awarded to the killers of the former prime minister, not his father," he said.