"What I had said yesterday about the country needing a reliable face was in the context of Congress which is currently ruling. I was talking about the Congress," he told reporters blaming the media for allegedly misinterpreting his remarks.
Replying to a query, Thackeray made it clear that Hindutva issues like Ram temple were unlikely to take prominence in the opposition campaign as there was need to focus on the "burning problems" faced by the common man due to the "Congress misrule."
"Why I should clarify on things which I have not said in my speech (yesterday). The media is also a responsible part of society," he said, adding "that only you people say that Uddhav has made a U turn."
Addressing a press conference after his meetings with L K Advani, Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Sushma Swaraj yesterday, he said that it was for the BJP Parliamentary Board to first decide on the Prime Ministerial candidate and then consult allies like Shiv Sena and Akali Dal.
To a question about Shiv Sena's support to Sushma Swaraj as the PM candidate when Bal Thackeray was alive, he said when his father spoke of the issue no other leader's name was doing the rounds.
He said the decision about the PM candidate is to be taken "within four walls" and suggested that he does not want to complicate matters by making any remarks.
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