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Thiruvananthapuram: Under pressure from the opposition, Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan on Wednesday apologised for his remarks about the family of Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan, killed in the fighting in Mumbai.
"I am sad that Sandeep's family was hurt by my remark. I apologise for that," Achuthanandan said at a press conference.
Earlier, Achuthanandan denied having made derogatory remarks about the family and accused the media of misinterpreting his statement.
"I have not made the dog remark. People who made it can swallow it," he added.
A day after the Major's grieving father chased Achuthanandan from his Bangalore house, the chief minister told a TV channel: "Is there any rule that both the Karnataka and Kerala chief ministers should go together to his home? If not for Sandeep's house, not even a dog would have gone there."
Unnikrishnan, from the elite National Security Guard was killed during a fierce gun battle with the terrorists who seized the Taj hotel in Mumbai.
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