Aiyar referred to the 1962 Indo-China war as an alleged "Chinese invasion" but soon apologised for the usage of the word 'alleged'.
Mani Shankar Aiyar.
Speaking at the launch of author Kallol Bhattacharjee’s “Nehru’s First Recruit” in New Delhi on Tuesday, 28 May, Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar referred to the 1962 Indo-China war as an “alleged Chinese invasion” but soon “unreservedly apologised” for the usage of the word “alleged”. He also called the IFS of yore an “upper caste” service, which has become more democratic now.