BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh minister Vijay Shah, who is facing an SC-ordered inquiry for his comments on Col Sofiya Qureshi, issued a video apology on Friday, calling his remarks a ‘linguistic mistake’, reports Suchandana Gupta. Five days before the May 28 SC hearing, when the SIT probe is to be submitted, Shah released a 45-second video on X saying he did not intend to ‘offend any community’, and has “sincerely apologised to the entire Indian Army, sister Colonel Sofiya and all the countrymen”. This time, the apology was with folded hands and without the phrase: ‘if anyone is hurt’. On Monday, SC had dismissed his first apology as ‘crocodile tears’. The MP minister has not been seen in public since his May 11 remarks triggered nationwide outrage. BJP call on Vijay Shah likely before PM’s May 31 Bhopal visit An FIR was also registered against MP minister Vijay Shah in Manpur police station of Indore on orders of Madhya Pradesh high court. In the video, the MP minister says: “Jai Hind. I was sad and distressed by Pahalgam massacre. I have always had a deep love for the country and respect for Indian Army.
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