Union minister Shobha Karandlaje apologises for remarks linking Tamil Nadu to Bengaluru blast

Union minister and Bharatiya Janata Party Janata Party Janata Party MP Shobha Karandlaje on Tuesday apologised for her remarks linking Tamil Nadu to the blast that took place in Bengaluru’s Rameshwaram Cafe on March 1.

Earlier in the day, Karandlaje had said, “People from Tamil Nadu come here [Bengaluru], get trained there and plant bombs here,” The Indian Express reported. “They placed a bomb in the cafe,” she added.

The BJP MP made the statement during a protest demanding the resignation of Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on account of the recent attack on a shop owner for playing the Hindu hymn Hanuman Chalisa during azaan, the Muslim call to prayer.