Having tendered a written apology for his "rashtrapatni" remark, Congress' leader in the Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Saturday trained his gun at Union Minister Smriti Irani. He alleged Irani was "yelling" the name of President Droupadi Murmu "without prefixing Madame or Smt" during her address in the House, which "amounts to degrading the stature" of the highest office of the country.

The Congress MP demanded expunging the "way Smriti Irani was addressing the HonRs ble President" from the proceedings of the House.

In a letter to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Chowdhury wrote, "I may also like to point out that the manner in which Smt. Smriti Irani was taking the name of Madam President in the House was not proper and in consonance with the status and position of the President. She was yelling Rs Droupadi MurmuRs  repeatedly without prefixing President or Madame or before the PresidentRs s name."

"This clearly amounts to degrading the stature of the office of the President. Therefore, I demand that the way Smriti Irani was addressing the President may be expunged from the proceedings of the House," he added in the letter.

Notably, Irani in Lok Sabha had said the Congress should apologise in Parliament, and on the streets of India, to every citizen of India.

"Sonia Gandhi, you sanctioned the humiliation of Droupadi Murmu. Sonia ji sanctioned the humiliation of a woman in the highest constitutional post. Sonia ji sanctioned the humiliation of a poor woman who ascends to the highest Office in this country. You sanctioned the insult of every Indian citizen. You through your male Congress workers and leaders continue to demean the Office of the President of India. Apologise to the nation. Sonia Gandhi, apologise to the tribal, poor and woman of the country," she had said in the Lok Sabha.