New Delhi: In a rare instance, Rashtrapati Bhavan termed the remarks of Congress leader Sonia Gandhi that “poor thing” President Droupadi Murmu appeared tired while rendering her speech at the joint sitting of Parliament as being in “poor taste, unfortunate and entirely avoidable”.
In a statement, Rashtrapati Bhavan said some prominent Congress leaders made comments that “clearly hurt the dignity of the high office and therefore are unacceptable”.
“Rashtrapati Bhavan would like to clarify that nothing could be farther from the truth. The President was not tired at any point. Indeed, she has believed that speaking up for the marginalized communities, for women and farmers can never be tiring,” the statement said.
“The President’s office believes it might be the case that these leaders have not acquainted themselves with the idiom and discourse in Indian languages such as Hindi, and thus formed a wrong impression…,” the statement said.
