Days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi opined there is no humour left in public life, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said he is a bit afraid to crack jokes in Delhi as they can be misinterpreted.

"I feel good to be here (in Goa). When I am in Goa, I can take the liberty of cracking jokes. In Delhi, I am a bit afraid to crack jokes because even if I joke....it can be misinterpreted and confusion can be created," Parrikar said at a function held to celebrate the golden jubilee of Goa Engineering College (GEC) in Panaji.

"They are looking (for) something controversial. Here (in Goa) we joke casually," he said apparently alluding to media in Delhi.