Such reference is unfortunate:
``Such reference (Sri Lankan Prime Minister's statement in Parliament) is indeed unfortunate and we urge the Government of Sri Lanka to desist from reacting to speculative and uncorroborated reports,'' Joint Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs Vishnu Prakash told mediapersons here.
``I treat this matter as unfortunate and regret the statement. I bow to the wisdom of the Election Commission,'' Khurshid said in a letter sent to the Election Commission Monday and released by the panel Tuesday.