Dhaka, July 26 -- Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says that her comments on the quota movement were 'distorted' and that she did not call the protesters 'Razakars' but that some of the protesters used the term themselves in their slogans.

"They seem to have a particular grievance regarding the Liberation War and the families of freedom fighters," she said. "They protested my remarks for several days, but what did I actually say? My words were distorted. But what slogan did they chant? 'Who are you? Who am I? Razakar, Razakar. Your father, and my father - Razakar, Razakar."

"This means they identified themselves as Razakars. I did not call them Razakars. They identified themselves to everyone as Razakars in their slogans."

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