Jairam Ramesh now calls SUVs 'socially useless vehicles' - General news

New Delhi: Days after he termed use of sports utility vehicles (SUVs) in India as criminal, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh Thursday called them "socially useless vehicles".

"I have got very critical reactions for my statement on SUVs. The Wall Street journal in an article today called me buffoon. I think SUVs are socially useless vehicles," he said, during a conference on climate change here.