Union ministers on Monday slammed Congress leader Shashi Tharoor for his remarks that Prime Minister Narendra Modi donned "outlandish" Naga and other headgear but refused to put on a Muslim skull cap, saying it was an insult to the Northeast and reflected the opposition party's mindset towards the region.

Minister of state for home Kiren Rijiju, Union minister for DoNER Jitendra Singh and Union minister of state for information and broadcasting Rajyavardhan Rathore's took to Twitter to hit out at Tharoor for his remarks made on Sunday at a seminar in Thiruvananthapuram.