Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday apologised to the Supreme Court for wrongly attributing the "chowkidar chor hai" remark to the top court during an election rally in connection with the Rafale order.

His counsel Abhishek Manu Singhvi offered the apology on his behalf, a day after the Congress president filed a reply to the apex court's notice on the issue, in which he had only expressed regret for his comments.

In his affidavit, Gandhi said he had made the remark in the "heat of campaigning" and that his comment was not meant to scandalise the court in any manner.

The top court had last week issued a notice asking him to explain his comment.

Gandhi will now file a fresh affidavit, which will be considered on Monday (May 6).

First Published:Apr 30, 2019 3:59 PM IST