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Singh spoke to Pawar who was slapped by a youth at a public function, claiming that he was angry with corruption and price rise.
Updated : Nov 24, 2011, 05:10 PM IST
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today strongly condemned the assault on Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar at a function here.
"The Prime Minister regrets the increasing tendency to take recourse to violent means to express disagreement," said a statement issued by media adviser to the Prime Minister.
Singh spoke to Pawar who was slapped by a youth at a public function, claiming that he was angry with corruption and price rise.