Congress leader P Chidambaram today took a swipe at BJP leader Tarun Vijay for his remarks against south Indians, asking whether BJP-RSS members were the only Indians in the country.
"When Tarun Vijay said 'we live with blacks', I ask him who is 'we'? Was he referring to BJP/RSS members as the only Indians?," he asked on Twitter.
Mr Chidambaram is from Tamil Nadu and has been a former Finance and Home Minister.
The controversial comments during a panel discussion on an international news channel had sparked an outrage with the Congress saying it was shocking while the DMK said it was funny.
Facing an all-round backlash, especially on social media, the former editor of Panchjanya, a RSS-affiliated weekly, had later apologised on Twitter. He had said his words were perhaps not enough to convey what he wanted to say.
Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge had said the comments showed the saffron party's tendency to discriminate among people of the country.
"When Tarun Vijay said 'we live with blacks', I ask him who is 'we'? Was he referring to BJP/RSS members as the only Indians?," he asked on Twitter.
Mr Chidambaram is from Tamil Nadu and has been a former Finance and Home Minister.
The controversial comments during a panel discussion on an international news channel had sparked an outrage with the Congress saying it was shocking while the DMK said it was funny.
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Facing an all-round backlash, especially on social media, the former editor of Panchjanya, a RSS-affiliated weekly, had later apologised on Twitter. He had said his words were perhaps not enough to convey what he wanted to say.
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Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge had said the comments showed the saffron party's tendency to discriminate among people of the country.
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