POLITICIANS PENCHANT FOR PUTTING THEIR FOOT IN THE MOUTH !
Nitin Gadkari put his foot in his mouth by equating under world Dawn Dawood Ibhrahm's IQ with that of Swami Vivekananda.
Politicians’ penchant for putting their foot in the mouth often lands them in the soup. Here are a few examples:
“ I don’t think a
Nitin Gadkari put his foot in his mouth by equating under world Dawn Dawood Ibhrahm's IQ with that of Swami Vivekananda.
Politicians’ penchant for putting their foot in the mouth often lands them in the soup. Here are a few examples:
“ I don’t think a
person like ( Salman) Khurshid will do anything for an amount like ` 71 lakh. It is a very small amount for a central minister” — Beni Prasad Verma in Oct 2012 The Union steel minister was defending Khurshid on the allegations of misappropriation of funds by his NGO. This was just one of his many gaffes. In the past, he kicked up a storm by saying that he was happy with rising prices; on another occasion, he suggested Manmohan Singh was too old to be PM “ A new victory and new marriage have their own importance.
Old wives lose their charm, there’s no enjoyment” — Sriprakash Jaiswal in Sept 2012 The Union coal minister made the crass remark during a poetry meet at a girls’ college in Kanpur after receiving the news of India’s victory over Pakistan in a T20 match.
Widely condemned for the sexist comment, he later apologised “ Bade dakarte the sher jaise, aur kutte ke jaise ban kar Soniaji aur Congress ke ghar par talve chatne lage ( These leaders were roaring like lions but later bowed like dogs to lick the feet of Sonia and the Congress)” — Nitin Gadkari in May 2010 The BJP chief was referring to Lalu Prasad and Mulayam Singh Yadav, who refused to support the party during the vote on cut motion in Parliament. Lalu asked Gadkari to “ hold his ears and apologise”; SP threatened to take legal action; other parties also condemned his remark “ Throw the money at Mayawati’s face and tell her ‘ you should also be raped and we are ready to give you ` 1 crore’” — Rita Bahuguna Joshi in July 2009 The then UP Congress chief made the provocative comment at a public rally, slamming then CM Mayawati’s decision to give a compensation of ` 25,000 to Dalit rape victims. She was arrested and jailed, BSP workers set her house in Lucknow on fire, Cong distanced itself from the row; Joshi later expressed regret “ Had it not been Sandeep’s house, not even a dog would have glanced that way” — V. S. Achuthanandan in Dec 2008 The then Kerala CM made the distasteful comment after the angry father of 26/ 11 martyr, NSG officer Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan, refused to let him inside his house to express condolence.
There was a nation- wide outrage. Achuthanandan initially dug in his heels but later bowed down to public pressure and expressed “ deep regret”.
Old wives lose their charm, there’s no enjoyment” — Sriprakash Jaiswal in Sept 2012 The Union coal minister made the crass remark during a poetry meet at a girls’ college in Kanpur after receiving the news of India’s victory over Pakistan in a T20 match.
Widely condemned for the sexist comment, he later apologised “ Bade dakarte the sher jaise, aur kutte ke jaise ban kar Soniaji aur Congress ke ghar par talve chatne lage ( These leaders were roaring like lions but later bowed like dogs to lick the feet of Sonia and the Congress)” — Nitin Gadkari in May 2010 The BJP chief was referring to Lalu Prasad and Mulayam Singh Yadav, who refused to support the party during the vote on cut motion in Parliament. Lalu asked Gadkari to “ hold his ears and apologise”; SP threatened to take legal action; other parties also condemned his remark “ Throw the money at Mayawati’s face and tell her ‘ you should also be raped and we are ready to give you ` 1 crore’” — Rita Bahuguna Joshi in July 2009 The then UP Congress chief made the provocative comment at a public rally, slamming then CM Mayawati’s decision to give a compensation of ` 25,000 to Dalit rape victims. She was arrested and jailed, BSP workers set her house in Lucknow on fire, Cong distanced itself from the row; Joshi later expressed regret “ Had it not been Sandeep’s house, not even a dog would have glanced that way” — V. S. Achuthanandan in Dec 2008 The then Kerala CM made the distasteful comment after the angry father of 26/ 11 martyr, NSG officer Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan, refused to let him inside his house to express condolence.
There was a nation- wide outrage. Achuthanandan initially dug in his heels but later bowed down to public pressure and expressed “ deep regret”.
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