'Crocodile Tears': SC Orders SIT Probe Into MP Minister Vijay Shah's 'Crass Remarks' On Col Sofiya
The Supreme Court on Monday categorically rejected Madhya Pradesh Minister Kunwar Vijay Shah's apology after his controversial remarks, referring to Colonel Sofiya Qureshi, who represented India's media briefings on Operation Sindoor, as a 'sister of terrorists".The apex court ripped into the BJP minister, saying, 'Where is that apology? What kind of apology have you tendered? There is some meaning of apology. Sometimes people use docile language only to wriggle out of proceeding. Sometimes they shed crocodile tears. What kind of apology is yours?" n18oc_indian18oc_politicsNews18 Mobile App - https://onelink.to/desc-youtube
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