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Will not speak to media for six months: Parrikar
Panaji, June 20
Defence Minister Manohar
Parrikar, who has faced criticism in the media for his comments on a
wide range of issues, on Saturday said he would not speak to the media
for six months.
Parrikar, who has been camped in Goa for the
last three days, attended a government function in Mandur village, 15 km
from Panaji, where he was asked to comment on a whole range of issues,
including target killings in Kashmir's Sopore town and the Rafale deal.
The
former Goa chief minister, who rarely shies away from offering a
comment to the media, said he was not going to "speak to the media for
six months".
However, Parrikar during his speech made a fleeting
reference to alleged attempts by the media to excessively scrutinise
the contents of his speech.
"I will not speak much. Because if I speak, people start looking for things (in it)," Parrikar added.
Parrikar's recent comments like "You have to neutralise terrorist through terrorist only" were criticised by the media.