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Sangma draws flak of organisation working for disabled

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Jan 24 2013 | 2:11 AM IST

"It reflects very poorly on a candidate who is aspiring to the topmost office of the country," the National Platform for the Rights of the Disabled said in a statement.

Sangma had told reporters in Ahmedabad yesterday that "India should have a President, who is not blind, dumb and deaf. India should have a thinking and a functional President."

The organisation also sought an apology from Sangma for his "insulting" remarks.

"It is unbecoming of a person contesting to become the first citizen of the country to express such insensitivity and callousness, even while lashing out at his rival. In a sweeping remark, the presidential aspirant has deemed persons with disabilities as being unfit to hold the office of the President," the statement said.

  

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