His right hand in a cast, a smiling Sukhbir Singh Badal, who was attacked a day before, descended the stairs of a hospital in Maharashtra and met the waiting reporters, declaring he is "feeling perfect" and "is not afraid".
"I am feeling perfect. See a lot of forces do not want peace in Punjab and in this country. They feel Shiromani Akali Dal is a hindrance to their mission," the 64-year-old Akali Dal chief, flanked by his wife and a whole lot of security personnel, told the waiting reporters on Friday.