Reacting to acquittal of all seven accused in 2008 Malegaon blast case, MP Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya termed the verdict a "slap in the face of Congress". "A conspiracy was hatched in Malegaon to defame Sanatan Dharma. [Congress leader] P Chidambaram had coined the term 'Hindu terror'," Vijayvargiya added. "Following the verdict, we'll take legal action against Congress leaders," he stated.