Just hours after her video comparing former Indian president Abdul Kalam to Al Qaeda terrorist Osama Bin Laden went viral, Ruta Awhad, wife of Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar) MLA Jitendra Awhad, sought to clarify her statement.

As reported by news agency ANI, Awhad blamed editing for her statements being taken out of context. Regarding her statement urging people to read Osama Bin Laden’s autobiography, she said that she was encouraging youngsters to take their minds off mobile phones and read books.

“…Nobody is good or bad by birth but he became so bad…” she said, as quoted by ANI.

### What Did Ruta Awhad Say Previously?

Awhad’s video created quite a stir. In the clip, she can be heard saying in Hindi:
“Read the biography of Osama Bin Laden. Just like APJ Abdul Kalam became Kalam Saheb, Osama became a terrorist. But why did he become a terrorist? He was not born one. Society made him one. He became a terrorist out of frustration.”

### BJP’s Response

The BJP went on the offensive following Ruta Awhad’s comment. Party spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla accused the INDIA alliance of having a ‘soft corner’ for terrorists.

In a press conference, he mentioned a list of Opposition leaders and accused them of supporting terrorists like Ajmal Amir Kasab, Afzal Guru, and more.
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