Congress hits out at Asaram, says he reflects a sick and unhealthy mind

New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday hit out at spiritual leader Asaram Bapu for his controversial remarks against the Delhi braveheart and then against the media saying he "reflects a very sick and unhealthy mind".

Congress spokesperson PC Chacko rued that at a time when the whole nation is outraged over this heinous crime, these "so-called spiritual leaders" are "aggravating the problem" with such utterances, which no civilised society can endorse.

"He made a statement and today he is blaming the media...the statement is condemnable and atrocious. It reflects a very sick mindset of these leaders. They should refrain from making such utterances," Chacko said.

Congress spokesperson PC Chacko said these\"so-called spiritual leaders\" are \"aggravating the problem\".

Unfazed by the outrage sparked by his remark against the braveheart, Asaram Bapu on Tuesday sought to justify the comments and compared all those criticising him to "barking dogs".

Asaram also compared himself to an elephant who would not respond to "barking dogs" and said his remarks in connection with the December 16 gangrape incident were misconstrued by the media and his critics.

He was at the centre of a controversy on Monday after he suggested that the 23-year-old student was equally responsible for the ghastly crime and said the girl could have called her assailants brothers and begged them to stop.

Chacko also criticised Chhattisgarh Home Minister Nanki Ram Kanwar, who reportedly said that crimes against women were happening as their stars were in adverse positions.

The Congress spokesperson said it was unfortunate that people are making "irresponsible" statements saying these coming from any quarter have to be condemned as they affect the country's image.

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