31.   In recent years, several LDP ministers have been forced to resign for controversial remarks related to Japanese history.

32.   Iran criticized the Turkish government on Wednesday for summoning the Iranian ambassador to protest his controversial remarks at a rally in an Ankara suburb.

33.   An Indian court Wednesday ruled to remove from court records controversial remarks made by a judge which had set the judiciary and parliament at loggerheads.

34.   The president, also maintained the studied US silence on controversial remarks by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.

35.   The president was speaking a day after controversial remarks by Chief Cabinet Secretary Seiroku Kajiya over Korean wartime sex slaves.

36.   Turkey is to contact Iran over controversial remarks made by the Iranian ambassador favouring supporters of the introduction of Islamic sharia law here, the foreign ministry said Monday.

37.   Turkey on Monday protested to Iran over controversial remarks made by the Iranian ambassador backing supporters of the introduction of Islamic sharia law here, foreign ministry officials said.

38.   Japanese Prime Minister Tsutomu Hata on Tuesday criticized controversial remarks by a powerbroker and his main supporter, Ichiro Ozawa, about women and a major newspaper.

39.   It contained controversial remarks about politicians and current political events.

40.   On Monday, Watanabe apologized for his controversial remarks, Kyodo News Service said.