Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Friday apologised to President Droupadi Murmu for calling her “rashtrapatni”.
“I am writing to express my regret for having mistakenly used an incorrect word to describe the position you hold,” the Congress leader said in a letter to Murmu. “I assure you that it was a slip of the tongue. I apologise and request you to accept the same.”
Chowdhury, the leader of the Congress in Lok Sabha, had referred to the president as “rashtrapatni” on Wednesday while protesting against the questioning of Congress chief Sonia Gandhi by the Enforcement Directorate in a money-laundering case related to the National Herald newspaper.
Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury tenders apology to President Droupadi Murmu over “Rashtrapatni” remark.
“…I assure you that it was a slip of the tongue. I apologise and request you to accept the same,” reads his letter. pic.twitter.com/dM1shdVU2C
— ANI (@ANI) July 29, 2022
His remarks triggered a political controversy. Bharatiya Janata Party leaders had sought an apology from Congress chief Sonia Gandhi on Thursday over Chowdhury’s comments. They described Chowdhury’s comments as misogynist and demeaning to the Adivasi community.
In the Lok Sabha, reports said that Gandhi and Union minister Smriti Irani were involved in a dramatic face-off. Irani alleged that the Congress president had “sanctioned the humiliation” of…
