Tiwari on donning army fatigues: It was not uniform, have 10 such shirts and wear them every morning

Facing flak for donning military fatigues during a rally here, Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari Monday said it was "not a uniform but a shirt" and wearing army colour is a matter of pride for him.

He said he has "10 shirts" like that and he goes for jogging every morning wearing a camouflage shirt. He also asserted that soon he would take out a rally in which all participants would be wearing the uniform.

Tiwari was criticised for attending a BJP bike rally Saturday in his North East Delhi parliamentary constituency wearing an army style camouflage shirt.

"For me, wearing army colours is a matter of pride. Whenever I am happy or I have to felicitate a brave-heart, I put it on," he told reporters Monday.

He said what he wore was not army uniform. "It was a shirt. I have 10 shirts like that. I go to jogging wearing it every morning. Which shop or mall does not sell such shirts."