Karat apologises for Kerala CM’s ‘dog’remark

Karat apologises for Kerala CM’s remark

Updated on Tuesday, December 02, 2008, 00:00 IST

New Delhi, Dec 02: The CPI(M) on Tuesday described as "regrettable" Kerala Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan's remarks made during his visit to the Bangalore residence of the slain NSG commando, Sandeep Unnikrishnan.

"Certain remarks of V S Achuthanandan are regrettable. I have spoken to him over the phone on the matter," party General Secretary Prakash Karat said in a statement from Rajasthan.

Karat said Achuthanandan, a CPI(M) Politburo member, had "assured that he had no other intention but to go to the home of Sandeep Unnikrishnan, who was brutally killed by terrorists in Mumbai, to pay homage and condole the family."

The Kerala Chief Minister had ignited a controversy after being "snubbed" by the angry father of the NSG officer, when he went to Bangalore to offer his condolences, by saying, "If it had not been Sandeep's house, not even a dog would have glanced that way."

The NSG Major was killed in the Mumbai terror attacks during a commando operation.

The octogenarian CPI(M) leader was turned away from the Bangalore home of Sandeep, a Keralite, for what his father perceived as the Kerala government ignoring his son's supreme sacrifice by not making a condolence call on time.

Despite the criticism, Achuthanandan had come calling on the soldier's family members but a depressed father had declined to accept the CM's condolences.

VS refuses to apologise

Kerala Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan today refused to apologise for his controversial remark against the family of slain NSG commando Sandeep Unnikrishnan after his unpleasant visit to the latter's house two days back.

On being asked by the media whether he would apologise for his remark, the Chief Minister said, "No, no" before leaving for Hyderabad.

Achuthanandan had yesterday created a furore by his remark -- "If it had not been (Major) Sandeep's house, not even a dog would have glanced that way"-- after the commando's father refused to meet him.

Bureau Report

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r u aware thomas the time when cm went at sandeep`s place , their was puja going on at his place and security people came with dogs and asked his father to stop the puja and ask everyone to leave as cm is coming so they have search the entire house for security reason.and after he denied that security people tried to force him n that made him more annoyed n he said i dont want to meet any cm let me live the way i m. i cannot allow dogs to enter my house during puja n i cannot ask my relatives to leave who will be my relative till my death. what do u think wht he should hv done in such a position -ruc - mumbai

I think, it is high time that media should put an end to this controversy & better concentrate on other productive news.. It is highly deplorable that there was no rep. from Kerala for the funeral (all politicians should shame themselves) but it is equally deplorable that when the CM realized his mistake & visit the house to offer condolences, he should not have been treated like this.. Forget about a CM, you shuld not behave in such a way to an ordinary person.... So looking at both sides, we should close this issue once for all. -thomas - Mumbai

A dog will surely be more welcome -Vikram - Kolkata

Such,remark by a CM is shame full for the country,why not now mr karat ask cm to resign, -vijayant - noida

SHAME ON THIS CHIEF MINISTER Mr. ACHYUTANAND !!!!! SHAME SHAME SHAME !!! -Unknown - Pune

Such polititians should be behind bars. They only care about their image. He went there make his image and not to pay homage. -pkgupta - surat

Those who are trying to support VS should realy undrstand what had happend really. Before goes to Mr. unnikrishnan`s house CM called him from Delhi and asked him that ``I heard you complained to the media that we have not visited your house, so to resolve your complaint I will be visitng your house soon, that time he replied Sir Pls do not come`` that is why Mr. unnikrishnan got upset,he is not the one who complained, it is the Kerala medial complained that no politician from Kerala had visted his house, now tell me, is this the way anybody visit a Martyr`s family?, what he will get if a CM visit, he will get his son back?, he lost everything, only one son and on top of that he has bear the insult from the politicians also?. VS should have resiged, he is shame for all keralite, I feel ashame to say that I am Keralite, previoulsy he insulted Abdul Kalam very badly, this is not the first itme, even once he called Mr. Anty, now defecne minister for is his father. so those who are supporitng VS, what you can say, have you heard his comment he give tot he media?, his english?, such a illiterate person siiting in a top position of a state, very shame, no wonder, his education qualification is ionly upt to 4th Stadnatd. -Vikram - Dubai

I thank Communists this time for the Human Rights Groups have not yet come out to ask why the Commandos killed the terrorists??? They always feel it is their duty to question the Police/Guards/Other forces when an in-human gets killed in an encounter. And what about those innocent people who get killed by the terrorists/criminals?? -Dhananjay - Hyderabad

kill these barking dogs !!! -indian - India

This is the real face of a politicians thanks to Communists dogs for their real exposure to public. This man Karat is not a substitute to Kerala Chief Minister and pretends to say sorry on that non scene CMbasteru -Pran - India

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