Thiruvananthapuram: A day after his reference to former prime minister Indira Gandhi as “mother of India” acquired widespread consideration, Union Minister Suresh Gopi on Sunday clarified that he referred to as the late chief the mom of the Congress get together within the nation and his remarks had been misinterpreted by the media.
The actor-turned-politician mentioned he was an individual speaking from the guts and he firmly believed that there was nothing incorrect in what he mentioned about Indira Gandhi.
While addressing the media right here, the BJP chief requested the reporters whether or not they do not perceive the “contextual meaning of language”.
“What did I say? As far as the Congress is concerned…whether anyone likes it or not… K Karunakaran is the father of the Congress party in Kerala. In India, its mother is Indira Gandhi. I said this from my heart,” Suresh Gopi mentioned.
The minister of state for petroleum and tourism, nonetheless, continued to lavish praises on Indira Gandhi on Sunday as properly.
“Indira Gandhi is the real architect of India post independence and until her demise. I have to make these attributions anyway. I cannot forget a person who had worked sincerely for the country only because she belonged to the political rival party,” he added.
While visiting the memorial of late Congress Chief Minister Ok Karunakaran in Thrissur on Saturday, Gopi had described Indira Gandhi because the “mother of India” and Karunakaran as a “courageous administrator”.
The BJP chief had additionally mentioned that he thought of Karunakaran and Marxist veteran E Ok Nayanar his “political gurus”.
Gopi mentioned as he considered Indira Gandhi as “bharathathinte mathavu” (mom of India), Karunakaran was the “father of the Congress party in the state” for him.
He defined that describing Karunakaran because the “father” of the Congress in Kerala was not a disrespect to the founders or co-founders of the grand previous get together within the state.
Gopi gained the Thrissur Lok Sabha seat just lately, opening the BJP’s electoral account in Kerala.
Thrissur had witnessed a three-way contest for the Lok Sabha polls, with main candidates from the Congress, BJP, and CPI locked in a neck-and-neck battle.
