Will do 'upvaas': Sambit Patra amid row over his 'Lord Jagannath is PM's bhakt' remark

BJP's Sambit Patra has said he will observe 'upvaas' (a fast) to offer penance after suggesting that Lord Jagannath is a devotee of PM Narendra Modi. "A person in his senses can never say such things that God is a devotee of a human. I have made this mistake unintentionally...I need to seek forgiveness from Mahaprabhu Jagannath," he said.