"I mentioned leaders like Gandhi, Nehru and Subhas Chandra Bose. It was a full stop. In the next sentence, I recounted those who were hanged, jailed and suffered at the hands of the British," he clarified in a tweet.
"There was no confusion in the minds of those who listened. I hope this removes all confusion," the minister said.
A video of Javadekar's recent speech at Chhindwara in Madhya Pradesh went viral in which he is heard saying: "Subhas Chandra Bose, Sardar Patel, Pandit Nehru, Bhagat Singh, Rajguru sabhi phaansi par chadhe (all were hanged)."
"I am amused by the news. I paid my respect to all the freedom fighters since 1857," he tweeted.
