India, April 29 -- LUCKNOW A day after being booked for her controversial remarks over the Pahalgam terrorist attack, assistant professor Madri Kakoti at the linguistics department of Lucknow University on Tuesday posted a clarification on social media, stating that her words had been "misinterpreted" even as students on the campus remained divided over the action against her.

Kakoti said she stood by the country and shall do so all her life. Her clarification post on X read, "In reference to the videos and post questioning the government on the terrorist attack in Pahalgam, I would like to offer this clarification - the word terrorist is only used for terrorists supported and sponsored by Pakistan, who carried out the brutal killing of ...