New Delhi, Sept. 1: Despite being flayed by his own party, the Union home minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, on Wednesday stood by his remarks on “saffron terror” arguing that the phrase had served the purpose of sending a message to religious fundamentalist groups who were suspected to be behind some of the recent bomb blasts in the country.
However, when asked about the Congress general secretary, Mr Janardan Dwivedi’s statement that terror has no colour, Mr Chidambaram said, “The party is supreme.” He maintained that there are no difference between him and the party on any issue.
Another AICC general secretary, Mr Digvijay Singh, said the Congress had never used the phrase “saffron terror” and strongly objected to Mr Chidambaram’s attempt to justify use of the phrase. However, Mr Singh used the word “Hindu fundamentalists” to describe right-wing terror.