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
"Congress is directionless. They cannot do anything except break the country. They neither have a leader nor leadership. This time Congress will be left with half the seats as compared to last time. In such a situation, it has nothing else to do except give such controversial statements," Go
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
Sen said, "The US example is not a good analogy for India at all. The issue is like this. Re-distribution is something that takes place in all economies, and all societies. In fact, the redistribution happened in India in the last 10 years it hasn't happened in a thousand years. We've had
Labelling the Congress manifesto as the "stamp of the Muslim League", Prime Minister Narendra Modi during an exclusive interview with News18 said that it was his responsibility to bring out the truth of the Congress manifesto in an "unbiased manner" on the basis of "facts."
At a poll rally in Raisen, Shivraj Singh Chouhan slammed Sam Pitroda for comparing India with America and said, "In a country like America, there is a provision that after death, the government (US) takes away 55% of the property. However, Sam Pitroda, this is not America, it's India. India'
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar dismissed Sam Pitroda's statement on inheritance tax and said Congress will not levy any inheritance tax.
"Yesterday the PM claimed that @INCIndia wanted to impose an Inheritance Tax. Once it became clear that it was actually the BJP that had been propagating an Inheritance Tax, he switched lanes," Jairam Ramesh posted on X.
"On one side to take the country forward Prime Minister Narendra Modi is working tirelessly which we all know and on the other hand, the opposition is committing foolishness. The way Prime Minister Narendra Modi has exposed the opposition's mentality of conducting x-ray and redistributing pr
Talking to ANI, the BJP leader said, "What Mr Sam Pitroda has said about inheritance tax is appalling that they are talking about redistribution of wealth and they are talking about inheritance tax."