Sonia Gandhi’s remarks on Prez Murmu: Rashtrapati Bhavan states it "unacceptable"

New Delhi, Jan 31: In response to comments made by senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi, the Rashtrapati Bhavan stated that her remarks were "unacceptable" and hurt the dignity of the President’s office. 

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The statement clarified that President Droupadi Murmu was "not tired at any point" and emphasized that advocating for marginalized communities, women, and farmers is never tiring for her.

"While reacting to the media on the Hon'ble President's Address to the Parliament, some prominent leaders of the Congress party have made comments that clearly hurt the dignity of the high office, and therefore are unacceptable. These leaders have said that the President was getting very tired by the end and she could hardly speak," the Rashtrapati Bhavan said in a statement. 

It further said that "it might be the case" that the leaders are not acquianted with idiom and discourse in Indian languages, adding that "in any case, such comments are in poor taste, unfortunate and entirely avoidable." 

"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, as she was doing during the course of her address, can never be tiring. 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. In any case, such comments are in poor taste, unfortunate and entirely avoidable," it added. 

Notably, Sonia Gandhi had said after the President’s speech in Parliament that "The President was getting very tired by the end...She could hardly speak, poor thing.

The Rashtrapati Bhavan responded by saying that the Congress leaders might not be familiar with the language used in Indian speeches, particularly in Hindi, which could have led to a misunderstanding. They added that such comments were in poor taste and unnecessary.

The BJP has strongly criticized Sonia Gandhi over her remarks.