RS panel too lets off Ronen Sen

The Upper House committee, headed by Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman K Rahman Khan, that met here on Tuesday, closed the issue after asking him to exercise caution in future.

According to sources, the Rajya Sabha committee said that the 8220;personal frame of mind should not be allowed to influence public utterances of a senior and seasoned diplomat8221; like Sen. The ambassador, according to the committee, should have exercised 8220;abundant caution and restraint.8221;

The committee expressed the hope that such a lapse, as admitted by the veteran diplomat, would not recur. It noted that Sen had accepted in his own testimony on November 2 that his remarks were unwarranted.