Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday asked Sam Pitroda to apologise for using the phrase “hua to hua (what happened has happened)” in connection with the anti-Sikh riots of 1984. Asked whether he regretted the Gujarat riots, Modi had cited a “puppy” analogy six years ago. We all have made our position very clear — that 1984 was a terrible tragedy and should never have happened,” Rahul said. “What Mr Sam Pitroda has said is absolutely and completely out of line and is not appreciated. He must apologise for his comment.”By then Pitroda had spoken to reporters, but his statement was not as unequivocal as that of Rahul.

Source: The Telegraph May 11, 2019 01:30 UTC