New Delhi | Congress President Rahul Gandhi today responding to the remark by Overseas Congress President Sam Pitroda’s remark on 1984 anti-Sikh riots said that he should apologise to the entire nation.
Addressing a rally in Punjab’s Fatehgarh Sahib, Rahul Gandhi said, “What Sam Pitroda said about 1984 is absolutely wrong and he should apologise to the nation for it.” Asking Pitroda to apologise publicly, Gandhi said,” I told him this over the phone, I told him what he said was wrong, he should be ashamed and apologise publicly.”
Congress President Rahul Gandhi in Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab: What Sam Pitroda said about 1984 is absolutely wrong and he should apologise to the nation for it. I told him this over the phone, I told him what he said was wrong, he should be ashamed and apologise publicly. pic.twitter.com/ORnksuSvRM
— ANI (@ANI) May 13, 2019
Earlier on May 11, Gandhi in a Facebook post had said that 1984 Anti-Sikh riots were a “terrible tragedy” and Sam Pitroda’s comments were “out of the line”. Rahul Gandhi further added that Pitroda should apologize for his statements.
Rahul Gandhi further said that former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has apologized for 1984, his mother, Sonia Gandhi also has apologized for it. “We all made our stand clear that it was a horrific tragedy that should not have happened,” he wrote.
The entire controversy began when Congress leader Sam Pitroda who heads Congress’ overseas units and is considered the mentor of Rahul Gandhi reacting to a question said: “what happened in 1984, has happened”. He reportedly said, “Now what is 84? Talk about what you (Narendra Modi) did in five years. What happened in 84 has happened.”
However, later Pitroda apologized after the controversy and widespread outrage. Sam Pitroda said, “My Hindi is not good, so my statement was presented incorrectly. I wanted to say that what happened was bad.” Pitroda said, “I am sorry that my statement was presented incorrectly. I apologize.”
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