Swamy issues threat of ‘bloodbath’

New Delhi, June 24: BJP MP Subramanian Swamy on Friday virtually launched direct attacks on finance minister Arun Jaitley issuing threat of a “bloodbath” on being asked to show restraint and discipline, remarks that have not gone down well with the party.

“People giving me unasked for advice of discipline and restraint don't realise that if I disregard discipline there would be a bloodbath,” he tweeted in an obvious attack on Jaitley.

Though he did not name Jaitley, he was obviously referring to the Minister who had a couple of days ago urged Swamy for restraint and discipline in the wake of his attacks on Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian on Wednesday and his use of the word discipline in defending Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das on Thursday.

In another apparent swipe at Jaitley, whose photographs of meeting with the Bank of ChinaChairmanTianGuoliinBeijingina lounge suit appeared in newspapers today, Swamy asked BJP to advise ministers to wear traditional and modernised Indian cloths when abroad.

“BJP should direct our Ministers to wear traditional and modernised Indian clothes while abroad. In coat and tie they look like waiters,” Swamy said in another tweet.

Swamy has been active on Twitter over the last two-three days, attacking officials of Finance Ministry and taking swipe at Jaitley.

But his sharp attacks, especially the use of language like bloodbath, on Friday were said to have left the BJP and its leadership upset. PTI