Azad tenders apology over recent tweet

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaDecember 23, 2022

All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) leader Kirti Azad on Friday tendered an apology for his recent tweet which was seen as disrespecting the Khasi culture.

Political leaders of the state had condemned a twitter post by Azad where he had shared an image of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi wearing the traditional Khasi outfit during his recent visit to Shillong and captioned it as “It is neither male nor female, he is only a priest of fashion.”

Tendering his apology in a series of tweets, Azad wrote, “My recent tweet was misconstrued. It hurt sentiments of the people. To them I say sorry. have immense respect & pride for our diverse cultures. I regret the hurt caused by my unintentional remark. I reiterate my pledge to work to uphold our constitutional values always. As a soldier of the party, I have always followed the path laid down by our Constitution which calls for respecting and honouring our diversity. Anything that appears like an inadvertent digression from that path is absolutely regrettable.”

He further added, “Upon reflecting on the concerns raised by the people, I reiterate my pledge to work towards upholding our constitutional values at every step. @AITCofficial has always respected people from varied backgrounds and I wholeheartedly espouse the values followed by our leaders.”

All India Trinamool Congress said that as a political party, it believes in upholding, celebrating and empowering diverse culture and heritage of the nation.

My recent tweet was misconstrued. It hurt sentiments of the people. To them I say sorry. have immense respect & pride for our diverse cultures. I regret the hurt caused by my unintentional remark. I reiterate my pledge to work to uphold our constitutional values always

— Kirti Azad (@KirtiAzaad) December 23, 2022