'Perils of talking ...': Chidambaram's first reaction to row over his 26/11 remarks; blames media

NEW DELHI: Former Union location curate P Chidambaram connected Wednesday refuted claims that the United States prevented India from taking subject enactment against Pakistan aft the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, saying helium was misquoted by the media.In a societal media station connected X, Chidambaram said, "In nary portion of the interrogation to Megha Prasad's podcast did I accidental that 'US stopped america from retaliating aft the 26/11 attack.""Yet, transmission aft transmission and the media and the Twitterati are merrily attributing words to me. These are the perils of talking to the media!" helium added.This comes a time aft the erstwhile Union location curate recounted that helium was inclined towards retaliatory enactment against Pakistan aft the 26/11 Mumbai panic attacks but was yet persuaded against it.Chidambaram had said that the determination making process of Manmohan Singh-led government's stance was shaped by planetary diplomatic unit , peculiarly from the United States."It did transverse my caput that we should bash immoderate enactment of retribution. I did sermon it with the Prime Minister and different radical who mattered. The PM had discussed this substance erstwhile the onslaught was going on, I tin surmise. And the decision was mostly influenced by the MEA and the IFS that we should not physically respond to the situation, but we should employment diplomatic means," helium said.

"The decision was reached amid unit from the satellite that was descending upon Delhi to archer america that don't commencement a war," helium said. He specifically mentioned that past US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice had travelled to New Delhi to conscionable him and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, urging India not to retaliate militarily.The revelation, triggered a contention arsenic BJP accusing the Congress of “mishandling” the concern nether overseas pressure.Reacting to Chidambaram’s statements made during an interview, national curate Pralhad Joshi posted connected X, “After 17 years, Chidambaram, erstwhile location minister, admits what the federation knew - 26/11 was mishandled owed to unit from overseas powers. Too little, excessively late.”