Sharing a video of the micro-blogging site X, formerly known as Twitter, Sambit Patra said that he is ashamed of his statement, seeks forgiveness, and never intended to say anything that would hurt religious sentiments and announced that he will observe a three-day fast as penance.
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Embroiled in a controversy over his "slip of the tongue" on Lord Jagannath, BJP leader and party s Puri Lok Sabha candidate Sambit Patra apologised and announced he will undertake penance by observing fast for three days from Tuesday after being criticised from different quarters.
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Bhubaneswar, May 21 (UNI) A faux pas by BJP national spokesperson and Puri Lok Sabha candidate Dr Sambit Patra describing Lord Jagannath as ardent devotee of Narendra Modi, has triggered criticism from various quarters including political circles. On Monday, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's road show in Puri, Patra made the grave error in an