Russian Ministers’ apology becomes hit

Mumbai: An apology for “stupid” Russian government policies diverting pension money that was briefly posted on the Facebook page of a deputy economy minister for went viral online on Wednesday, fuelling already wide criticism over the move.

“I am sorry in front of everyone for the stupid things we do and for not being true to our word,” read the apology on the page of the minister, Sergei Belyakov.

The unusual expression of regret — later deleted from the page —was called a “personal opinion” of Belyakov, who has served as deputy economy minister since August 2012.