RSS member on Gadkari: No party president should be in business

Mangalore Today News Network

New Delhi, Nov 13, 2012: Days after he probed the Purti group and concluded that BJP President Nitin Gadkari had committed no legal or moral offense, RSS ideologue S Gurumurthy has now clarified through his tweets that though he stands by his probe report on Gadkari, he has not given a clean chit to the BJP President since he does not know him fully and that he cares very little whether Gadkari remains the BJP President or not.

Gurumurthy also says that he personally feels that no party president should be in business as that creates perception issues. He says his conclusion is limited to the fact that the Rs 47 crore investment in Purti or those through the 14 companies is not money laundering by Nitin Gadkari.

"I personally feel that no party president should be in business as that always invites problems and creates perception. The perception about Gadkari is a political problem which he and his party have to handle I handled only the facts," he said on Twitter.

"I have not given clean chit to Gadkari. I cannot give clean chit to any one who I don’t know fully. I don’t know Gadkari at all. Never thought of Gadkari till I thought of calling mg Chartered Accountant friend in Nagpur who was Gadkari’s CA. I care very little whether Gadkari remains President or not. If I had been asked my opinion by any one else I would have done the same thing," hr further said.