MUMBAI, Aug. 9 -- The state Congress has apologised to deputy chief minister Sunetra Pawar for referring to her as "goongi gudiya" (mute doll), saying the apology was made in the interest of maintaining political decency. State Congress chief Harshvardhan Sapkal told the media on Saturday that the party regrets the jibe. "I tried to speak to Sunetra ji to clear up this misunderstanding but could not establish a dialogue," he said. "I believe one must maintain decency. When the Baramati bye-election was held, the CM spoke to me five times and we had a good dialogue.'' The "Goongi Gudiya" remark was posted on the state Congress's social media a few days ago, after Pawar, who is also the NCP chief, addressed the media in Beed. The Congress posted a clip from the press conference on its social media handle, captioned, "How long will Sunetra Pawar remain Gungi Gudiya (silent doll)?" This drew a swift backlash from the NCP, which reminded the Congress that the term had been used to describe former PM Indira Gandhi. Former CM and Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan said, "The Congress must set the level of discourse and not stoop so low.''...