BJP Leader's Apology For Sharing Nirmala Sitharaman-Businessman Video
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The post follows controversy over a video that apparently showed Sree Annapoorna owner Srinivasan apologising to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for remarks about GST at a business forum in Coimbatore.
A video of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's conversation with a businessman landed the BJP's Tamil Nadu chief, K Annamalai, in a spot of bother Friday as he admitted to an "unintended breach of privacy" by sharing the clip online. On behalf of @BJP4TamilNadu, I sincerely apologise for the actions of our functionaries who shared a private conversation between a respected business owner and our Hon. FM.I spoke with Thiru Srinivasan Avl, the esteemed owner of the Annapoorna chain of Restaurants, to express…
In a post on X this afternoon Mr Annamalai offered his "sincere apologies" for inadvertently sharing a video of that conversation, and said he had also spoken to the businessman, Srinivasan, who owns the popular Sri Annapoorna chain of restaurants.
Mr Annamalai hailed Srinivasan as a "pillar of Tamil Nadu's business community" and someone who has contributed "significantly to the state and nation's economic growth". "I request everyone to lay the matter to rest with due respect," the BJP leader wrote on X.
