Nadesan invited, then told me not to come, says Chandy
December 16, 2015 14:55
Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, who Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi said was insulted when he was first invited by the BJP to the unveiling of a statue of former CM R Sankar and then told not to come, has issued a statement on the controversy.
'I was invited for unveiling statue of R Sanker by organizer Vellappally Nadesan and I readily agreed. On 11th evening, Mr Nadesan informed that agencies have informed him that there will be some protest in the meeting if I attend. Again, on 12th Dec, Mr Nadesan conveyed to me to keep away from the function and I had no option other than to abide by his request,' Chandy said in his statement. 'Unfortunate that Mr Rajnath Singh and Mr R P Rudy misled Parliament without even verifying the facts from myself or my office.'
Nadesan, incidentally, told Shobha Warrier/Rediff.com: 'Yes, he (Chandy) was invited, but when he wrote to the PMO that he was unavailable on the 15th to attend the function at Sivagiri, we told him not to come for this function also. He himself had informed Delhi that he was unavailable on the 15th.
'Why should there be a controversy in this? This is a private function and not a government-sponsored event. We are bearing all the expenditure; nobody else has any hand in this.'
You can read Shobha's interview here.
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