"Face Consequences": Top Court Raps Minister For Colonel Qureshi Remark
The Supreme Court has rejected Madhya Pradesh minister Vijay Shah's apology over his derogatory and communal remarks for a woman military officer, pointing out that people often shed "crocodile tears" to save themselves from legal proceedings.
Rebuking him over his "crass comments", Justice Surya Kant said that it wasn't a sincere apology, and it gave the impression that it followed the court's order.
"What is that apology? What kind of apology have you tendered? There is some meaning of apology. Sometimes people use docile language only to wriggle out of proceedings, and sometimes they shed crocodile tears. What kind of apology is yours? You want to give the impression that the court had asked you to apologise. What prevented you from making a sincere apology for your crass comments till now?" said Justice Surya Kant.
