"I Never Intended To...": Kerala Speaker On His Remarks On Lord Ganesh
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Claiming that devotees and religious believers are on his side, A N Shamseer said they know very well that he didn't hurt their faith or sentiments.
Kerala Assembly Speaker A N Shamseer on Wednesday made it clear that he never intended to hurt the sentiments of any religion, and the ongoing controversy over his recent remarks on Lord Ganesha was "very unfortunate".
Addressing reporters at the media room of the Legislative Assembly complex here, the Speaker said that during his recent speech in a school in Ernakulam, he had in his capacity of a constitutional post urged to promote scientific temper and shot back stating no one has the right to question his secular credentials.
"To be honest..to be frank...I am not a person who hurts the sentiments of any religion," he said.
