32: On The Record with Sachin Pilot

Congress leader Sachin Pilot responded to him being called ‘nikamma’ by Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot. Speaking to Hindustan Times’ National Political Editor Sunetra Choudhury, Pilot said he was deeply hurt by the comments and chose not to respond to them. “I have to admit when I heard some of the language used against me, it did deeply hurt me. I felt I was wronged and aggrieved and then to hear the things that I heard. To say the least, it wasn't charitable and unparliamentary, of course. But two wrongs don't make a right, I'm not going to retort in the same tone and tenor. It's unbecoming of people in public life to take the level of discourse to a point where people think it's unbecoming. I chose not to respond,” he said. Listen to the full episode for more!