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An agitated journalist of the Daily Jagran threw a shoe at Union Home Minister, P. Chidambaram during a press conference at the Congress headquarters here on Tuesday.
Jarnail Singh, an accredited correspondent, asked Chidambaram to explain the clean chit given to Congress leader Jagdish Tytler in the 1984 Sikh riots by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
Chidambaram refused to answer and said that he did not want to make any political statement at a platform not meant for it.
A journalist of nearly 20 years standing, Jarnail Singh, then threw his shoes at Chidambaram.
Security swung into action immediately and took Jarnail Singh into custody soon after the incident.
Later, talking to NDTV over phone, Jarnail Singh said: ” My method (of throwing a shoe) could be wrong, but not my cause. There is no question of apologising for what I did.”
The journalist was perturbed to notice no action being taken by the government even after the Sikh riot victims had been waiting for justice for 25 years.
He has been into journalism for past 15-20 years.
In a similar incident, last December, Muntadhar al-Zaidi, an Iraqi journalist with Egypt-based al-Baghdadia television network, had thrown shoes at President Bush during a news conference in Baghdad, where Bush was making a farewell visit.
Chidambaram Shoe Throw Video
Months after an infuriated Iraqi scribe flung a shoe at US President George Bush, an angry journalist -- apparently upset over Congress leader Jagdish Tytler being given a clean chit over his alleged role in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots -- flung a shoe at Home Minister Chidambaram during a press conference in New Delhi on Tuesday.
The shoe, however, missed the target.
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Chidambaram, who was addressing a press conference at the AICC headquarters, was surprised when suddenly Jarnail Singh, journalist from a Hindi daily, flung the shoe and an alert Home Minister made a quick movement to see it pass by him.
"Please take him away," said Chidambaram who later added "gently, gently" as the journalist was escorted out of the press conference hall. Later, he was taken away by police but it was not clear whether any case has been registered against him against the backdrop of Chidambaram saying, "I forgive him."
As the action caused a flutter in the hall, a composed Chidambaram appealed to reporters, "Let not the action of one emotional person hijack the entire press conference. I have answered his questions to the best of my ability."
It all started with the journalist asking him about the clean chit given by CBI to Tytler in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case under pressure from the government.
"First of all let me make it clear that CBI is not under the Home Ministry. To my knowledge neither the Home Ministry nor any ministry of the government had put any pressure on the CBI,' Chidambaram said.
"The CBI has only given a report to the court. It is for the court to accept or reject or ask for further investigation by CBI. Let us wait for the court decision," he said.
As the journalist persisted with his questions, Chidambaram told him, "No arguments, you are using this forum..." following which the journalist hurled his shoe.
Singh said he will not apologise for his action, though his manner of protest might have been wrong.
"My manner of protest might have been wrong, but I did not intend to hurt anyone," he said.
Asked if he could have used some other manner to protest, he said, "For the last 25 years this has been happening. So what other method is left (to protest)."
Earlier this month, CBI had given a clean chit to 1984 anti-Sikh riots accused Tytler and sought permission from the court for the closure of the case against the Congress leader.via rediff
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