President's comments a larger message on Indian politics: AAP

January 26, 2014 11:12

In a hard hitting address to the nation on the eve of Republic Day, President Pranab Mukherjie said on Saturday that popular anarchy cannot be a substitute for governance.

Without naming of the Aam Aadmi Party, he was critical of it.

After the address AAP leader Yogendra Yadav told NDTV that Mukherjee's address to the nation is being misinterpreted and that he must have bigger issue in mind.

"I am sure the President meant the larger situation in the country. The country faces challenges of authoratism and dynasty politics. To say that President's address targets AAP is an attempt to insult the dignity of President's office," Yadav said.

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