Swamy keeps up attack on CEA, brushes aside Jaitley's remarks

Unfazed by the government and BJP distancing themselves from his remarks, Subramanian Swamy continued his attack on Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramananian while dismissing Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's counsel for restraint.

"Let him say what he wants....I have nothing to do with what Jaitley says. I can talk to the party President or the prime minister," he told reporters who asked him about Jaitley's disapproval of his attack on a technocrat in the government who cannot respond.

Earlier in the morning, Swamy kept up his criticism of Subrmanian saying he will "suspend" the demand for his sacking if the government considers him patriotic despite his attempts in the past of trying to twist India's arm.

"If an Indian?, held patriotic, can advise a foreign nation where he works, to twist India's arm, is to be forgiven, then I suspend my demand.