India, Dec. 23 -- Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Monday that he would disown his son if the latter has any ties with Pakistan.

Sarma made the remarks while speaking to News18 on Monday, a clip of which he shared on his X (formerly Twitter) account on Tuesday and captioned it, "If my son were to have ties with Pakistan, I would disown him. Once the evidence becomes public, the question is: Will the Congress leader whose wife has ties with Pakistan have the courage to disown her?"

In the clip, Sarma is heard saying, "If one becomes Pakistani, how can I have a relation with them? That applies to my son also, that applies to my mother also. If my son becomes close to Pakistan, I have to officially say that he is not my son...