On July 29, 2022, Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury sent a letter of apology to President Droupadi Murmu for his offensive statement. He said in a letter to the President that he accidentally used the wrong word for her and that it was a slip of the tongue. "I am writing to express my regret for having incorrectly described the position you occupy with an unsuitable word. It was a mistake, I can assure you of that.'' In his letter to the president, Chowdhury expressed regret and urged the president to accept it. On Thursday, the BJP's MPs and Ministers demanded an apology from interim Congress Chief Sonia Gandhi for her party leader's reportedly inappropriate language directed at President Murmu.
