"I apologize": Cong Min Adhir Chowdhury writes to Prez Murmu

 Congressman Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury apologized to President Droupadi Murmu on Friday for his "Rashtrapatni" statement. "I am writing to express my regret for having inadvertently used a wrong word to describe the position you hold. I assure you it was a slip of the tongue. I apologize and ask you to accept the same," are the letters to President Drupadi Moe.

The congressman's comments to the president Thursday sparked a war of words between the ruling BJP and Congress, with ministers Smriti Irani and Nirmala Sithataman Sonia Gandhi, the interim president of the congress, both internally and externally. of parliament. Chowdhury is the Congress leader of the Lok Sabha and has used the remark when addressing the media at his party's protests on a variety of issues related to India's values. "Congress should apologize to the president and the country," she told reporters. “A tribal woman from a poor family who made history is constantly humiliated by Congress,” she added.

Also read: 'I'm a Bengali, not used to Hindi' to apologize: Adhir on 'Rashtrapatni' remark Congressman later Thursday night said as a Bengali he's not used to to speak Hindi, adding that he had made a mistake. Annotation. Earlier in the day, Chowdhury also said that if the president felt bad about her comments, he would meet her in person and apologize. "I can't even think of insulting the president. It was just a mistake. Too bad, I'll meet you in person and apologize. They can hang me if they want. I'm ready to be punished, but why is he? (Sonia Gandhi) involved in this. ? " He said. Meanwhile, BJP workers in Madhya Pradesh filed a grievance letter against the Congress leader on Thursday. “A letter of complaint has been filed by BJP workers against Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury for offensive remarks towards President Draupadi Murmu. FIR filed the case under IPC Sec 153B, 505 (A) and sent it to Delhi,” Dindori ASP Jagannath Markam informed.