Media distorted my remarks, Tharoor tells PM, Pranab

New Delhi, Jan 10 (PTI) In the wake of a controversy over
his reported comments on Nehru, Indian Minister of State for
External Affairs Shashi Tharoor Sunday explained to Indian
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that the media had distorted his
remarks.
Tharoor talked to Singh over phone Sunday morning and
explained that the media had misinterpreted his comments which
he had made as chairman of a seminar at the Indian Council of
World Affairs on Friday.
He told the Prime Minister that the reports were
inaccurate and tendentious, sources said.
Tharoor also explained his position to Finance Minister
Pranab Mukherjee, who advised him to clarify to the media and
not let any ambiguity prevail.
At the subsequent press conference, when asked whether he
had spoken to the Prime Minister, Tharoor said, "Yes, I have
spoken to a number of people who are disturbed about this type
of press reporting. There are some press reports that are less
tendentious. But as far as I am concerned, this is my view of
the matter and I have shared this view with those I have
spoken to". PTI AKK
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