After members in both Houses of Parliament have given Privilege notices against actor Om Puri and civil rights activist Kiran Bedi for using "derogatory and defamatory" language against politicians and the matter is under consideration of the Chair, the actor has apologised.

In the Rajya Sabha, a member also attacked lawyer activist Prashant Bhushan for reportedly saying that legislations are passed by Parliament after taking bribes.

Puri today said he was emotional and would love to explain it to Parliamentarians in the house. Puri said he regretted calling politicians naalayak (incompetent) and ganwar( a word often used to describe a backward and an illiterate person), saying the choice of the words were inappropriate.

Puri said he should have used appropriate language for his description of the political class.

The actor courted controversy when he launched a no holds barred attack on politicians from the stage at Ramlila Maidan on Friday. He also denied that he had made the caustic comments in an inebriated state, claiming they were said in the "heat of the moment" on seeing Hazare's condition on the 11th day of his fast and the kind of political response to the Gandhian's agitation for a strong Lokpal Bill.