Home Minister P. Chidambaram's 'saffron terror' remark at the DGPs’ meet recently is not likely to fade away from the minds of the public and politicians.

The remark made by Chidambaram caused a lot of havoc at the Parliament and led to heated exchanges between the ruling and the opposition parties. The issue took another ugly turn on Wednesday when P. Chidambaram stood firm on the statement made by him earlier. Answering questions from the media, Chidambaram said that he does not own the phrase saffron terror. "I don't own the patent for the words Saffron Terror. This has been a constant remark made by the Congress Party against the opposition in the past,” was his claim.

He added that the purpose behind his remark has already been served. Clarifying his statement, PC said "The words saffron terror was made at right wing fundamentalists who are behind some bomb blasts." Referring to the fundamentalists, he added that his comment is more specific to religious fundamentalist groups.

In the midst of this all, 36 people in Chennai staged a protest against Chidambaram's statement in front of his house. These 36 men were arrested and released after 3 hours.