Fawad apologises for criticising Elahi over video statement.

Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry on Wednesday apologised for criticising Punjab Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi for his 'right-wing thinking' over the latter's video statement, wherein he objected to the construction of a temple in Islamabad.

On Wednesday, Fawad tagged a video clip of an interview with Punjab Assembly speaker in his tweet and wrote, 'I was shocked to learn of his right-wing thinking. Thank God that American and European leaders do not think like Modi and Pervez Elahi and Muslims are allowed to build mosques and worship. He and others like him should read the Charter of Medina. Tolerance is a fundamental principle of Islam.'

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