New Delhi: BJP chief Amit Shah strongly defended Sushma Swaraj, saying she had acted in a “humanitarian” manner and “no big moral” issue was involved.
Decrying “uproar” over the issue, he said attempts to gain “political mileage will not yield any results”. “Sushmaji has herself clarified. The matter is clear. Lalit Modi had said his wife is suffering from cancer and sought help. She (Swaraj) said if British rules permit, then he should be helped. There is no need for any uproar. There is no issue of moral grounds,” Mr Shah said. Hitting back at the Congress, the BJP chief said this matter was different from making Bofors scam accused Ottavio Quattrocchi “flee” from India or allowing Union Carbide chief Warren Anderson to “leave” the country.
RSS leader Indresh Kumar also defended Swaraj, saying whatever she might have done would have been guided by her “humane” nature and "nationalistic" spirit.
However, breaking ranks with opposition parties, Samajwadi Party came out in support of Ms Swaraj, saying what she did was “perfect”.
