Ramesh flays Sangma, Patnaik for playing tribal card

July 05, 2012 19:56

Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh today hit out at Opposition-backed candidate P A Sangma and one of his key backers Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for playing the tribal card in the Presidential polls.

Echoing Union Home Minister P Chidambaram's views, Ramesh also rejected as "utterly scandalous" BJP's contention in the Office of Profit row that UPA nominee Pranab Mukherjee's resignation letter to Indian Statistical Institute was forged, regretting the lack of 'sanctity' in public life.

"The way BJP and poll managers of Sangma are trying to hurl mud at Mr Mukherjee ... No words are enough to condemn this. This is really scandalous. There should be some sanctity left in public life," Ramesh told reporters.

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