'You should be ashamed', Rahul lashes out at Pitroda for remarks on 1984 riots

Facing a mounting attack from the BJP, Congress president Rahul Gandhi Monday again rebuked his party's overseas unit chief Sam Pitroda, saying he should be "ashamed" for his "totally wrong" remarks on the 1984 anti-Sikh riots and should apologise to the country.

Gandhi's remarks came at his first poll rally in Punjab in an apparent damage control exercise after an uproar over Pitroda's "hua to hua" response to a query on the riots.

The Congress chief had earlier tweeted his disapproval and the party had distanced himself from Pitroda's remarks.

"What Sam Pitroda said about 1984 was totally wrong and he should seek an apology from the country.

"I am saying this publicly and I also told the same to him over phone. Pitroda ji, what you had said was completely wrong and you should be ashamed of yourself. You should seek a public apology," Gandhi said towards the end of his speech here.

The BJP stepped up offensive against the Congress over Pitroda's remarks as the 1984 riots is an ...