I am not a coward like Modi: Digvijaya

New Delhi: Digvijaya Singh on Friday said his acknowledgement of his relationship with a TV reporter proves that, “I have the courage of my conviction and to face the consequences. He (Modi) is a coward, who had hidden his wife for years.” Photos of Mr Singh and Amrita Rai, 43, were leaked online earlier this week. He tweeted on the issue yesterday.

In election papers that he filed to run from Vadodara, Modi entered his wife’s name in a column asking about his marital status. He had left the column blank on previous occasions, including in the last Gujarat state election in 2012.

On Twitter on Thursday, Singh, 67, said, “I have no hesitation in accepting my relationship with Amrita Rai. She and her husband have already filed a mutual consent divorce case.” The politician however, also tweeted, “I do condemn encroachment in our private life.”