Andhra CM eats own words, says sorry

NOTHING PERSONAL: Chief Minister told his rival in the Assembly: you will regret having been born.

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Hyderabad/ New Delhi: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YSR Reddy on Tuesday apologised for abusing TDP leader Chandrababu Naidu on the floor of the Assembly on Monday.

"I did not mean to denigrate Naidu's mother. If he is hurt by my remarks on Monday, I tender an unconditional apology," Reddy said wrapping up his reply to a marathon acrimonious debate in the Assembly over alleged illegal mining in Anantapur district.

However, the unconditional apology has not done much for his reputation. For one, seeking an unconditional apology for unparliamentary behaviour is hardly becoming of a Chief Minister. And in this case, Reddy sought forgiveness for his rude language probably 16 hours too late.

By that time his notoriety that he loses his cool too often has stuck on even more.

On Monday, during the course of his clarification on the mining lease issue, a visibly angry Reddy had warned Naidu, saying: "I will expose you in such a way that you will regret having been born to your mother."

YSR and Chandrababu may forget this incident, but the incident has left a bitter taste in the public at large. The remarks also triggered a political storm with the TDP staging demonstrations across the state while the other Opposition parties joined the chorus of demand for Chief Minister's apology.

In Delhi, YSR's behaviour caused embarrassment to the Congress. The party has set up a five-member committee to deliberate on steps to be taken to curb unruly behaviour in Parliament and Assemblies.

"Any party which possesses some responsibility can't or shouldn't object to some internally decided, appropriately regulated consequences to flow for unruly behaviour," Congress spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi said on Tuesday.

At a time when the Congress has been frequently pointing fingers at the Opposition for bad behaviour in Assembly and Parliament, there are some tricky questions it needs to answer. And it remains to be seen how the Congress, otherwise a stickler for party discipline, deals with the issue involving the Andhra Chief Minister.