Union minister Salman Khurshid described Narendra Modi as "impotent", a remark that invited a sharp condemnation from the BJP. br br The external affairs minister's fresh salvo against the BJP prime ministerial candidate at a rally came as he raised questions on the Gujarat chief minister's handling of the post-Godhra riots in 2002. Khurshid had once compared Modi to the proverbial frog just out of the well. br br Without taking the name of Modi, Khurshid, who is a sitting MP from Farrukhabad, asked why a man who aspires to be the prime minister of the country could not do anything during the 2002 riots.