Paris,September 16 :Berlo is at the centre of fresh controversy over claims he made a derogatory remark about Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel.
The Italian premier, 74, is accused of insulting his fellow European leader during a conversation with a newspaper editor.
It has been suggested that, in a phone call in early July, Berlusconi referred to 57- year- old Merkel as ‘ an un**** able fat ****’. The alleged remarks were picked up by investigators probing a £ 660,000 blackmail plot against the Berlusconi.
Hints about the contents of the tapped conversation have been circulating in Italian newspapers.
Though the alleged offensive comment has not been published, it has been posted on websites.