NEW DELHI: Law, communications and IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Sunday withdrew his remarks on the health of the economy, a day after his comments triggered a controversy.

On Saturday, the minister had cited business of Rs 120 crore done by three Bollywood movies on a single day to dismiss suggestions of an economic slowdown. A day later, he said his statement was "twisted out of context" and withdrew it.

"My comments made yesterday in Mumbai about three films making Rs 120 crore in a single day - the highest ever, was a factually correct statement. I had stated this as I was in Mumbai - the film capital of India.

"I had also explained in detail about the various measures the government has taken as pro-people moves to strengthen our economy... Entire video of my media interaction is available on my social media (feed). Yet, I regret to note that one part of my statement has been completely twisted out of context. Being a sensitive person, I withdraw this comment," the lawmaker from Patna said.

