A video of Congress leader Mani Shankar Iyer has surfaced, in which he said that we should respect Pakistan because Pakistan has a nuclear bomb. BJP surrounded the Congress party regarding his statement. However, now he has clarified his statement and said that this is an old video. He said that BJP’s Lok Sabha campaign is faltering and hence old videos are being taken out. Mani Shankar Iyer said, ‘I am seen wearing a sweater in the video, so it is natural that it was made several months ago in winter. BJP’s Lok Sabha campaign is faltering and hence old videos are being taken out. I’m not going to fall into their game. Those who want to know can read my two books ‘Memoirs of a Maverick’ and ‘The Rajiv I Knew’.
In the video on which Mani Shankar’s statements are being made, Iyer said that ‘Pakistan is a sovereign country and they also have respect, while maintaining that respect, you can talk to them whatever you want, but at least talk. You are roaming around with a gun and that is increasing the tension. Iyer said, ‘What will happen if some madman comes to power there, he has a nuclear bomb. We also have it, but if a bomb explodes at Lahore station, the radiation from the bomb will reach Amritsar in just 8 seconds. In such a situation, we should try to stop the use of bombs through talks.
