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.
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."
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
Speaking about how India is a shining example of democracy in the world, Pitroda said that the people of the country have "survived 75 years in a very happy environment where people could live together leaving a few fights here and there".
"We have survived 75 years in a very happy environment where people could live together, leaving aside few fights here and there. We could hold a country together as diverse as India, where people on east look like Chinese, people on West look like Arab, people on North look like white an
Labour Minister Hsu Ming-chun issued an apology on Tuesday for her remarks regarding the planned recruitment of Indian migrant workers, which some Indian news outlets have criticized as "racist,"
Haley made the remarks in response to MSNBC Joy Reid's statement on whether Haley could win the Republican Party nomination. Reid had accused Republicans of being an "anti-immigrant" party and that's why she "can't picture" Haley becoming the GOP nominee in 2024.
Amid the ongoing row between India and the Maldives, the Chairperson of the Maldivian Democratic Party, Fayyaz Ismail has called for a "tougher stand" by the government, saying that the racist comments against India, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi were just isolated individual opinions
Apart from Indian speedster many sportspersons came out to criticize the 'racist' remarks against India by public figures in the Maldives and encouraged fellow citizens to explore the beauty of the Indian beaches.
Several renowned former cricketers including legendary player Sachin Tendulkar, Venkatesh Prasad, and Suresh Raina have criticized the 'racist' remarks against India by public figures in the Maldives and encouraged fellow citizens to explore the beauty of the Indian beaches.