Thiruvananthapuram, Feb. 9 -- Communist Party of India (CPI) leader C Divakaran on Sunday clarified his stand on his remark about Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan's particular food preference, saying the statement was made only in "good humour". He added that media should not create unnecessary row over the matter.

He further said that he was only sharing his experience and did not mean for his remarks to stir a controversy.

This came after the CPI leader said in an interview with a local newspaper that CM Vijayan has always been "very particular about food, especially fish." He also claimed that the chief minister skipped lunch when served a fish he dislikes.

"He doesn't like ordinary fish. He prefers A-quality, first-class fish...