Manjhi addresses Masood Azhar as Saheb; later terms it as

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Press Trust of India Patna
Last Updated : May 03 2019 | 8:35 PM IST

Former Bihar chief minister and Hindustani Awam Morcha president Jitan Ram Manjhi has courted controversy by addressing Jaish-e-Mohammad head Masood Azhar as Saheb, drawing sharp criticism from BJP.

Later, Manjhi retracted and termed the remark as "slip of tongue."
Video of the Manjhi's comment that has gone viral showed him saying that "Had Vajpayee government not taken Masood Azhar Saheb to Kandhar in plane his game was over then only."

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First Published: May 03 2019 | 8:35 PM IST

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