Congress leader Harish Rawat on Wednesday came out in defense of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, following comments made by Mani Shankar Aiyar. Rawat refused to comment on Aiyar's remarks, dismissing him as a "frustrated individual."
It's worth noting that Rajiv Gandhi's academic struggles didn't hold him back from pursuing a career in politics. He became the Prime Minister of India in 1984, following the assassination of his mother, Indira Gandhi.
Former diplomat Mani Shankar Aiyar expressed his disappointment and concern over Donald Trump's victory in the US presidential election, calling him a "man of doubtful character."
Noting that the Indian Army and the political leadership led by former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi were on the same page on the options in the wake of inflow of East Bengali refugees into India in 1971 and actions of Pakistan military, former union minister Mani Shankar Aiyar on Monday t
"This is not a big issue. It was a slip of tongue and he has apologised. The Bharatiya Janata Party is continuously bringing up this issue after that. This shows their bankruptcy," Khera said speaking to ANI on Wednesday.
Aiyar, who is no stranger to controversies, sparked a massive row after he said, "In October 1962, the Chinese allegedly invaded India" during an event on Tuesday.
Jairam also attacked PM Modi over his statement on the 2020 India-China face-off in Ladakh's Galwan Valley saying that the Prime Minister gave a clean chit to the Chinese weakening the negotiation position of India.
Triggering a fresh controversy, former Union Minister and Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar referred to the 1962 Indo-China war as an "alleged Chinese invasion".
"Isn't Pak-occupied Kashmir ours? Mani Shankar Aiyar, Farooq Abdullah used to scare us saying that Pakistan has atom bomb and so we should not speak about Pak-occupied Kashmir. Rahul baba, Mamata didi, no matter how scared you are, Pak-occupied Kashmir is ours and we will take it back," S
Prime Minister Narendra Modi attacked the INDIA bloc leader over remarks made by Farooq Abdullah, Mani Shankar Aiyar and Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy and said that India would make Pakistan wear bangles if it weren't wearing any.
Kejriwal was released from Delhi's Tihar Jail on May 10, 50 days after he was jailed on corruption charges linked to the alleged liquor policy scam and hours after the Supreme Court granted bail until June 1.