THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Anil Antony on Wednesday came up with an explanation regarding the error he made in his speech during the Yuvam program in Kochi.

"I had a slip of the tongue when I said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will make India a developed country in 125 years. I intended to say that PM Modi will make India a developed country in 25 years. This is evident from my speech," Anil Antony told media when asked about the trolls emerging on social media regarding his speech.

He also said that he was not disturbed by the trolls and that he was only expecting such things from the Congress ranks of Rahul Gandhi. On Wednesday morning, BJP workers in Thiruvananthapuram gave a reception to Anil Antony at the party office. When asked about the reaction of his family members to his decision to join the BJP, he replied that politics was not discussed at his home.