The war of words between Narendra Modi and Kapil Sibal over the tablet computer Aakash is refusing to die out. Today Mr Modi has accused the education minister, whose ministry has worked on the tablet, of misusing public funds and trying to "bribe" him with a couple of the computers. Mr Sibal has retorted that the Gujarat chief minister is unhappy because the tablets will be distributed free.

The battle between the two started off after Mr Modi took a swipe at Mr Sibal, saying that the Aakash despite the hype is yet to be distributed to students, as had been promised. Mr Sibal then reacted by saying that Mr Modi was sent two tablets by his ministry, but they came back undelivered.