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Tharoor apologises for his 'Holy Cow' tweet |
Union Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor
has apologized for his recent comment that he was prepared to travel in the "cattle
class out of solidarity with all our holy cows". "It's a silly expression but
means no disrespect to economy travellers, only to airlines for herding us in
like cattle. Many have misunderstood," writes Tharoor while replying on Twitter.
"I am told it sounds worse in Malayalam, esp out of context. To those hurt by
the belief that my repeating the phrase showed contempt: Sorry," Tharoor says.
"Now realize, I should not assume people will appreciate humour. And you should
not give those who would wilfully distort your words an opportunity," he adds.
Tharoor was quoted as saying on Twitter that he would travel in "cattle class
out of solidarity with all our holy cows," which was termed "unacceptable and
totally insensitive" by his party, the Congress. Slamming Tharoor's remarks, Congress
spokesperson Jayanti Natarajan said: "Certainly the Congress doesn't endorse or
approve it and we find it unacceptable. We find this articulation unacceptable
and absolutely insensitive." The whole controversy erupted after Finance Minister
Pranab Mukherjee asked the Congress leaders to observe austerity in order to cut
down expenditure in the wake of draught declared in parts of the country. Earlier,
the Congress Party had decided that its ministers and lawmakers would also take
a 20 per cent cut in salaries. |
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