Congress' Manish Tewari slams Sam Pitroda's '1984 hua toh hua' shocker on anti-Sikh riots. Here's what he said

Minutes after Sam Pitroda attempted to blame his 'poor Hindi' for his 'Hua to Hua' remark, Congress leader Manish Tewari has said that Sam Pitroda's statement is unfortunate and regrettable. Tewari who is contesting the Lok Sabha election from Anandpur Sahib (Punjab) parliamentary constituencies, also added that former PM Manmohan Singh and the entire party has worked to bring the perpetrators to justice.

Here's his tweet:

On Friday, May 10, in its first written response on 'Hua To Hua' remark on the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, the Congress party issued an official statement saying 'Indian Congress and its leadership have strived to ensure justice for 1984 riot victims.' They also said that any remark by Sam Pitroda or anyone is not the opinion of the party.

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Tweeting the press statement, the party's spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala wrote that Congress party abhors violence of any kind. Here's the statement

Meanwhile, a day after the massive controversy over his "Hua To Hua comment on 1984 anti-Sikh riots, Congress' Indian Overseas chief and party's trusted aide Sam Pitroda did not apologise for his shocking remark but said that he had been misunderstood. 

He said while interacting with media in Shimla: "My Hindi is not good. What I meant was 'jo hua bura hua'. I couldn't translate 'Bura' in my mind. What I meant was move on."

His response comes after he tweeted on Friday that lies are being spread through social media. He then highlighted the steps taken by Rajiv Gandhi during his tenure as Prime Minister. He also claimed that those voting on May 12  and May 19 should remember that the phones and computers were brought in India due to the political will of former PM Rajiv Gandhi in the mid-1980s. he also said: 'I acknowledged the pain of my Sikh brothers and sisters during difficult times in 1984 and deeply feel for the atrocities that happened' and Rahul Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi will never target a group of people based on creed.'

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