Prime Minister Narendra Modi has broken his silence on the controversy surrounding abusive slogans raised during the student protests at Delhi's Jantar Mantar over the alleged NEET paper leak. Addressing the issue, the Prime Minister said that "abuses never solve anything" and appealed for restraint and forgiveness instead of anger or retaliation. He said that while both he and his late mother were targeted with abusive language, he believes misguided youngsters should be guided rather than punished. The remarks come after a Zero FIR was registered against a young woman over allegedly objectionable remarks made during the protest. Amid the controversy, the woman has also publicly apologised.