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Now, Rita Bahuguna's 'colour' swipe at Mayawati TNN, Apr 9, 2010, 03.00am IST LUCKNOW: Yet another slip of tongue has landed UP Congress chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi in a fresh controversy. Famous for her no-holds-barred one-liners, Joshi went a little overboard at a public rally on Wednesday and took a swipe at CM Mayawati's penchant for raising statues that are dark and not pleasing aesthetically. Addressing a 'Kisan Naujawan Rally' at Haraiyya, a small hamlet in Basti, Joshi had questioned the logic behind Mayawati's obsession with installing "statues so dark that their ears and nose cannot be seen. (Kali-kali moortiyan jinke naak aur kaan bhi nahin samajh mein ate hain)." And though her intent, she emphasizes, was "not to attack any person but inanimate object", her "colourful" language has left party colleagues red-faced amid rumours of a legal action being contemplated against their chief. Later, Joshi pleaded not to be misquoted. "I have said nothing personal against the CM." She said her remarks cannot be termed derogatory. "My statement is being distorted. I am not the kind who would make a snide comment over colour or creed."
