Dehradun, Jan. 22 -- Former cabinet minister and senior Congress leader, Rajendra Bhandari has termed the viral audio in which he purportedly made casteist remark as doctored and malicious. In the audio, Bhandari while talking to a woman is ostensibly saying that both BJP and Brahmins should be prevented from coming to the power. The audio evoked strong reaction from various quarters with BJP going on an attacking mode on the Congress party on the issue.

Talking to The Pioneer, Bhandari said that the audio is doctored and is being circulated with an objective to malign his image. "In my political and social life I have worked for all sections of the society and have never discriminated on the basis of caste and religion. It is a ploy by th...