Kankera (Chhattisgarh), Apr 26: Hitting back at political opponents, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said that the term yuvraj used for him was "insulting".

The 39-year-old Congress scion also took exception to his being projected as the future Prime Minister, saying he supports incumbent Manmohan Singh whom he described as "most capable".

"I feel the word yuvraj is insulting. India is a democratic country and this word has no meaning today," Gandhi told reporters here when asked for his comments on calling him yuvraj .

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati often describes Rahul Gandhi as a yuvraj while attacking him.

The description of Rahul Gandhi as a yuvraj of common man by a Congress member E M Sudarsana Natchiappan also sparked off an uproar in the Rajya Sabha on April 21 with BJP objecting to the use of the term as a blot on democracy.