Journalist throws shoe at Chidambaram

SHOE-CIDE ATTACK: A journalist hurled a shoe at P Chidambaram during minister's press conference.

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New Delhi: There was high drama during Home Minister P Chidambaram’s press conference in New Delhi when a journalist threw a shoe at the minister.

Chidambaram was speaking with journalists at the Congress headquarters when the incident took place.

A Sikh journalist, Jarnail Singh, from Hindi daily Dainik Jagran asked Chidambaram a question regarding the CBI clean chit to Congress leader Jagdish Tytler.

Chidambaram replied to his question saying, "Neither the Home Ministry nor any other ministry put any pressure on the CBI. The CBI has only given a report. It is for the court to decide whether to accept the report or not."

However, the journalist pressed on for more. The Home Minister then asked him not to turn it into an argument at which the journalist threw a shoe at him.

The Minister ducked and the shoe narrowly missed him.

Though, he looked momentarily stunned, Chidambaram regained his composure almost immediately, asking the reporters to not get distracted. "Let not the action of one emotional person hijack the entire press conference. I have answered his questions to the best of my ability," he said.

He also said he had "forgiven" the journalist.

"Please take him away," the minister said, later adding, "gently, gently" as Congress party workers immediately took the white-turbaned journalist out.

He was taken away by police but was later let off and no case was registered against him.

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