Paresh Rawal on his ‘cook fish for Bengalis’ remark: It hurts me to know that Bengali people whose art, cinema I look up to, misunderstood me'

Paresh Rawal is known for speaking his heart and mind out fearlessly on various important topics. However, his ‘cook fish for Bengalis’ remark during a campaign rally in Gujarat did not go down well with a section of people and even landed him in trouble as he got summoned by the Kolkata police. Now, the actor has issued a clarification on it. During an interview with a portal, he said, 'It was a slip of the tongue, and what I said was misconstrued. I genuinely didn’t mean any harm to anybody. It hurts me to know that Bengali people whose art, cinema, and literature I look up to, misunderstood me.' For more news and updates, stay tuned to ETimes.