Blood boils at corruption in J-K but should have refrained from Sunday's comment: Gov Malik

A day after his remark that militants should stop killing innocent people and target the corrupt, Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik on Monday said he should have refrained from making the comment but it was triggered purely by anger.

Malik asserted that many politicians and bureaucrats are neck deep in corruption and he had ordered an investigation in which two or three former ministers are being probed.

His "blood boils" at the levels of corruption in the state, Malik told PTI over phone from Nubra in Ladakh region. He also said he should not have made the comment as constitutional head of the state but it did reflect his feelings and he will repeat the same things when he is not governor.

"As a governor I should have refrained from making such statements but it was purely out of anger. My blood boils at seeing the level of corruption in the state... where the rich are becoming richer and the poor are becoming poorer."

"Today, I am the governor of the state and tomorrow I ...