"He is not the head of the party, not the Prime Minister of this country and not the president of a party. He has resigned from his position. The party has distanced itself from his comments," Chidambaram said.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday condemned the remarks of former Indian Overseas Congress chairperson Sam Pitroda and demanded an "apology" from the Congress
The BJP's state chief VD Sharma on Thursday came down heavily on former Indian Overseas Congress chief Sam Pitroda over his racist rant against Indians saying the latter's statement was an assault on the unity and integrity of the country.
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
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.
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.
"BSP chief Mayawati, you are ideal for the entire Bahujan Samaj, crores of countrymen worship you. It is because of your (Mayawati) struggles that today our society has such political strength, due to which the Bahujan community has learned to live with respect. You are our universally ac
"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
"The Congress mindset and thinking believes that India is a land of invaders and we are descendants of invaders. And this is why his remark is a sexist, crass and abusive thing. The connotation is that we are descendants of these people, not 'Bharatiya'," said Annamalai.
"The mindset of Congress is such that they see India in pieces. That is why Congress is filled with 'tukde-tukde' gang," Ranaut who is BJP's candidate from Himachal Pradesh's Mandi said on Wednesday.
"Mr Sam Pitroda has decided to step down as Chairman of the Indian Overseas Congress of his own accord. The Congress President has accepted his decision," Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said on X.
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday launched a scathing attack against the centre led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said that if the poor have mortgaged their gold ever, it's the most under the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) rule, due to inflation and their personal issues.