I do not approve of my son's actions: Yashwant Sinha slams son

I do not approve of my son's actions: Yashwant Sinha slams son

Yashwant Sinha

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He further stated that earlier he was called the 'useless father of a useless son, but now the roles are reversed'

Former union minister Yashwant Sinha on Saturday took to Twitter and slammed his son, Minister of State for Civil Aviation, Jayant Sinha for felicitating Ramgarh lynching case convicts.

In his tweet, Sinha stated that he does not approve of his son's actions. He further stated that earlier he was called the "useless father of a useless son, but now the roles are reversed".

"There you are. Exactly as I had predicted. You can never win," Yashwant Sinha tweeted.

Jayant Sinha, who represents the Hazaribagh seat in Lok Sabha, yesterday felicitated eight men convicted for killing a meat trader in Jharkhand last year.

In a picture that has gone viral, the Union Minister could be seen garlanding the convicts in the Ramgarh lynching case in Jharkhand at his residence on the outskirts of Hazaribagh.

In a series of tweets posted on Saturday morning, Sinha stated that he "unequivocally condemn all acts of violence and reject any type of vigilantism". He also added that "irresponsible statements are being made about" his actions.