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Kanhaiya has claimed political rival Manoj Tiwari ordered the attack.
UDF openly criticised him and said Hariharan should not have made such objectionable comments against any woman.
"Our mothers and sisters are happy with the law on triple talaq and are continuously blessing the BJP," Modi said.
He emphasised that the country needs a strong prime minister and not "one on a yearly basis".
The tension was further fuelled by the annulment of MM Hasan's decision to revoke the suspension of former KPCC secretary MA Latif.
Gandhi had made the remarks in Raebareli while attacking the Modi govt on the Agnipath recruitment scheme.
Addressing two back-to-back poll rallies in Maharashtra, the PM hit out at the Shiv Sena (UBT), repeatedly calling it the "duplicate" Shiv Sena.
Some of them have even used Mammootty's birth name, Muhammed Kutty, in their attacks on the National Award-winning actor.
KPCC secretary Balakrishnan Periya publicly aired his indignation against Kasaragod MP Rajmohan Unnithan.
Among the keenly watched contests are those involving former UP chief minister Akhilesh Yadav and Union ministers Giriraj Singh, Nityanand Rai and Raosaheb Danve.