Bhopal, Nov. 25 -- A senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, Santosh Verma, has apologised for his controversial remarks on Brahmin community, saying that his comments were misinterpreted and presented in a distorted manner.

The IAS officer said that he never intended to insult any community or religion.

"I had no intention of creating political uproar. Simply, it was our state executive meeting of Madhya Pradesh AJJAKS (Anusuchit Jati-Janjati Adhikari Evam Karmchari Sangh). During the meeting, our previous president of AJJAKS, who held the position for the last 21 years, submitted his resignation and I was elected new president of AJJAKS unanimously. After that, we were sharing our views on whether reservation should be on ...