(ANSA) - Rome, December 11 - Beppe Grillo, the leader of
the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement (M5S), said Thursday that
he was "proud" to be a subversive.
The volcanic comedian-turned-politician was responding to
comments made Wednesday by President Giorgio Napolitano about
the dangers of so-called "anti-politics", saying this risked
becoming a "subversive pathology".
On Wednesday the head of State also talked about the
"serious decay" in the Italian political world, amid a massive
probe into alleged links between mafiosi and politicians to rig
city of Rome contracts.
"Dear Napolitano, I am and will remain a subversive and
I'm proud of it," Grillo said on his popular blog, which gave
life to the Internet-based M5S in 2009.
"Linking me to the sack of Rome, as you did yesterday,
makes me a little proud. A warning like that is the equivalent
of a honour".
Grillo tells Napolitano he's proud to be subversive - update
M5S hits back at president's warning about 'anti-politics'