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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sambit Patra, who was in the soup for his 'controversial' remarks relating to Lord Jagannath, cleared the air around his statement, saying that he was apologetic for his 'slip of the tongue'.
In response to the backlash, Patra addressed Chief Minister Patnaik, saying, “Sir, let’s not make an issue out of a nonexistent issue. We all have ‘slip of the tongue’ sometimes. Thanks and Pranam!” - Newsx
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Patra sparked a controversy with this remark that Lord Jagannath was a devotee of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. However, he later described it as a 'slip of the tongue'.
CM Patnaik has appealed to BJP to keep Lord Jagannath above political discourse. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sambit Patra, who was in the soup for...