“I AGREE ,THE WORDS I USED WERE STRONG BUT MY SENTIMENTS WERE NOT WRONG” -RAHUL GANDHI

AHMEDABAD: A day after forcing the UPA government to withdraw its controversial ordinance shielding criminal politicians, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday admitted that his words were strong but his sentiments were not wrong.

“My mom said that I used very strong words. As an afterthought, I agree. The words I used were strong, but my sentiments were not wrong,” Gandhi said apparently justifying his verbal attack on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over the issue.

“Why am I being penalised for speaking my mind? It has been very difficult for me… I am sorry if it disturbed you so much,” he said.

SOURCE:Agencies