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Union minister VK Singh, who sparked a huge controversy when he tweeted about media being presstitutes, on Friday remained defiant and said he stood by every word and that it is the media which must look within.

"A presstitute offers his pen to the highest bidder," the former Army chief and now the BJP MP from Ghaziabad said. "But 90 per cent of the media is clean which should clean up the rest," he clarified.

When asked if he would apologise for his remarks, the Minister of State for External Affairs said, "I didn't say anything wrong and stand by each word. The media needs to look within," "The Press Council has to deliver," he added.

Earlier this week, Singh, who is overseeing evacuation of Indians from conflict-hit Yemen, had reportedly commented that the evacuation operation was looking less exciting than going to Pakistan High Commission for Pakistan Day celebrations.

As a section of the media reported the issue, Singh later tweeted: "Friends, what do you expect from presstitutes..."

His party, the BJP, distanced itself from the remarks immediately while the opposition Congress demanded his removal.