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“Do they think resignation can erase…?”: Giriraj demands Sonia, Rahul apol
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The massive political row over former Indian Overseas Congress chairperson Sam Pitroda's racist rant against Indians in an interview refused to die down on Thursday, with Union Minister Giriraj Singh demanding that Congress heavyweights Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi extend an apology to t
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"Bakwas ki hai": Robert Vadra on Sam Pitroda's 'racist' remark
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Parting ways with former Indian Overseas Congress chairperson, Sam Pitroda's 'racist' remarks, businessman and Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi's husband, Robert Vadra, on Thursday termed Pitroda's remark as "Bakwas" and said that he completely disagreed with what the latter said.
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"Congress should apologise to the country...," says Yogi Adityanath after
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
A day after Congress' Sam Pitroda stirred controversy in the country by making statements on India's diversity, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday demanded that Congress should apologise to the country.
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Congress party has shown its true colour: Nagaland Tourism Minister Temjen
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
"The Congress party has shown its true colour in the form of Mr Sam Pitroda, who is the ideologue of the policies of the Congress party. Never too late, but in time they have shown the divisive policies to divide the country by its racist remarks. Mr Sam has to seek an apology from the count
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CBI busts bribery racket at Delhi's Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, nine held
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) busted a bribery racket at Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) hospital in New Delhi and arrested nine people including professors and technical in charge cardiology department of the healthcare facility.
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In the dock over controversial remarks, Sam Pitroda resigns as Chairman of
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Sam Pitroda, whose remarks "people of the east look like the Chinese and those of the south look like Africans" caused a major political furore in election season and embarrassed the Congress, resigned as Chairman of Indian Overseas Congress on Wednesday.
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"I am from South India and I look Indian," says Nirmala Sitharaman after S
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Rebutting the remarks made by Congress leader Sam Pitroda on the diversity of India, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman took a jibe at him and said that she is from South India and she looks Indian.
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"This is why our PM says that we need Congress-mukt Bharat": Annamalai on
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Pitroda has stirred controversy after remarking that Indians in the East resemble the Chinese while those in the South look like Africans.
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"Condemn racist remarks, will seek legal opinion" says Manipur CM Biren Si
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Soon after Congress leader Sam Pitroda courted a new controversy by tagging people residing in various regions of India with a certain facial feature, Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh said he is weighing in legal options to book the former.
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"American uncle abusing people on basis of colour," PM Modi in Warangal hi
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
"... Where will they take the country? No matter what skin colour we have, we are the people who worship Lord Krishna...," he said.
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"Unfortunate and unacceptable": Congress distances itself from Sam Pitroda
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
In a post on X, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said, "The analogies drawn by Sam Pitroda in a podcast to illustrate India's diversity are most unfortunate and unacceptable. The Indian National Congress completely dissociates itself from these analogies."
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"They neither understand India nor its heritage": BJP leader Ravi Shankar
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Former Union Minister and Senior BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday lashed out at Chairman of Indian Overseas Congress Sam Pitroda over his 'racist' remarks about how people in the South "look like Africans and those in the East look like Arabs and those in the East look like Chines
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