Bhopal, Aug. 3 -- BJP leader Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur on Sunday said "Bhagwa aatankwaad kehne waalon ke munh kaale huye hain (Those who called it saffron terrorism are left black faced)" after NIA special court acquitted all the accused, including her, in the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case.

Addressing reporters, Sadhvi Pragya lashed out at Congress, calling the court decision a "slap on the faces of those who called it saffron terror."

"Society and the country have given them a solid reply. The court's decision is crystal clear. This is a slap on the faces of those who called it 'saffron terror'...They called it 'saffron terror' and 'Hindu terror' earlier too. Maharashtra's Chavan (Prithviraj Chavan) has spoken on 'sanatana aatankwaad'...