New Delhi:
Senior BJP leader Manohar Parrikar, in a pickle over a remark about LK Advani, has sought to limit damage.
The former Goa chief minister, who had compared Advani to rancid pickle in a TV interview, on Wednesday claimed his comments had been "twisted and maliciously blown out of proportion."
"The interview given by me has been twisted and maliciously blown out of proportion by a section of media," he said, adding this had "occurred probably as the interview was in a vernacular language."
In the television interview, Parrikar, who has been talked about as a future head of the BJP, said: "Advani is like a seasoned player now, like Sachin Tendulkar whose performance has become better over the years. The older he has become, the better he has begun playing, like say a pickle that matures over a year. But after more than one year, it gets overripe and rancid. I feel Advani's period is more or less over. At least, it will be in the next one or two years. He should be a guide and mentor. His experience and capability should be available to the BJP."
In his clarification on Wednesday, Parrikar said: "I wish to clarify that the report appearing in national media based on twisted interpretation of my interview are fully unfounded and baseless. I hold Advaniji in great personal esteem, as reflected throughout my said interview. And any other inference of my interview is baseless and denied."
The former Goa chief minister, who had compared Advani to rancid pickle in a TV interview, on Wednesday claimed his comments had been "twisted and maliciously blown out of proportion."
"The interview given by me has been twisted and maliciously blown out of proportion by a section of media," he said, adding this had "occurred probably as the interview was in a vernacular language."
In the television interview, Parrikar, who has been talked about as a future head of the BJP, said: "Advani is like a seasoned player now, like Sachin Tendulkar whose performance has become better over the years. The older he has become, the better he has begun playing, like say a pickle that matures over a year. But after more than one year, it gets overripe and rancid. I feel Advani's period is more or less over. At least, it will be in the next one or two years. He should be a guide and mentor. His experience and capability should be available to the BJP."
In his clarification on Wednesday, Parrikar said: "I wish to clarify that the report appearing in national media based on twisted interpretation of my interview are fully unfounded and baseless. I hold Advaniji in great personal esteem, as reflected throughout my said interview. And any other inference of my interview is baseless and denied."
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