Piyush Goyal on late CM Vilasrao Deshmukh: He was busy getting role for son during 26/11

Union Minister Piyush Goyal makes a controversial remark against the late Congress leader and former Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh. Taking a dig at late Congress leader, Goyal said that the latter was only concerned about getting his son a role in Bollywood movie when Mumbai was under a deadly terror attack.

"I am from Mumbai. You may remember the 26/11 terror attack. The then Congress government was weak and could not do anything. The chief minister at that time (Vilasrao Deshmukh) had brought a film producer outside Oberoi Hotel while shooting and bombing were going on inside. He as concerned about getting his son a role in a movie,” Goyal said while addressing the business community in Punjab's Ludhiana on Sunday.

Vilasrao Deshmukh’s son Riteish Deshmukh is a Bollywood actor. He is also seen in Marathi films.

Goyal also attacks UPA government-led by former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, he termed it as a "coward government" for failing to respond to 26/11 attacks that shook Mumbai in 2008.

"Our Armed Forces were capable then too but the decision was to be taken by the leadership. The security forces kept hoping that they would be allowed to give a befitting reply but they were not allowed to take action. That was a coward government," the Union Minister added.

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