'Chaiwala' comment haunts Mani Shankar Aiyar again

In an interview with ETV Bharat on the developments in Kashmir, senior Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar denied his controversial 'chaiwala' remark against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, resorting to histrionics to evade the situation.

New Delhi:Senior Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar, infamous for his controversial remarks, was again in the dock trying to defend his 'chaiwala' jibe taken at Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.

During an interview with ETV Bharat on the revocation of special status to Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 of the Constitution, Aiyar's controversial comment on Prime Minister Narendra Modi came up.

The Congress leader tried defending his comments which were made at the Talkatora Stadium, saying that he was misinterpreted.

"I had said 'if he (Modi) wanted to' and not because 'he was' a chaiwala. I only said that he would lose, and if he wanted to sell tea, we would help him," he said.

Aiyar then asked the reporter to stick to Kashmir, and not stray away from the topic.

When the reporter replied saying that Aiyar could not dictate the questions that the reporter should ask, the Congress leader tried to evade the situation with his histrionics.