The actor's same stance while canvassing in New Delhi for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), however, landed him in trouble.
While talking at an election rally, Rajiv made abusive and derogatory remarks against Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde over the foreign funding row.
As this speech was captured on camera, the video went viral. Rajiv and AAP later apologised for the remarks.