New Delhi: Congress leaders Sam Pitroda On Wednesday, he pitted Indians from different parts of the country against Chinese, Arabs, whites and African Talking about diversity and democracy in India in an interview.
“We are a shining example of democracy in the world… We can bring together a country as diverse as India, where people from the East look like Chinese, people from the West look like Arabs, people from the North look like white people, people from the South look like Looks white.
Reacting to Sam Pitroda’s racist remarks, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said: “I am from the Northeast and I look Indian.”
The Chief Minister of Assam tweeted: “Sam bhai, I am from the Northeast and I look Indian. We are a diverse nation – we may look different but we are all one. Let’s learn about our country together! (Know something about our country).
Kangana Ranaut, the BJP Lok Sabha candidate from Mandi in Himachal Pradesh, also reacted sharply to Pitroda’s remarks, calling it a “racist and divisive mockery of Indians” .
“Sam Pitroda was Rahul Gandhi’s mentor. Listen to his racist and divisive jibes at Indians. Their whole ideology is divide and conquer. Calling fellow Indians Chinese and Africans is outrageous Disgusting. Kangana wrote on X.
This is not the first time a Congress leader’s remarks have sparked a political storm.
Pitroda had earlier expressed support for the party’s position on “redistribution of resources”, drawing inspiration from the American system.
He explained that in the United States, when a wealthy person dies, only a portion of their assets is transferred to their children, while the government claims a large portion. Pitroda said a similar approach in India would be fair and beneficial to the public.
Later, the Congress party clarified its position, saying that inciting these remarks was an attempt to divert attention from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “malicious” poll campaign.
Pitroda also clarified that he was only using the U.S. estate tax as an example in normal conversation on television. He emphasized that his remarks had nothing to do with the policies of any political party, including the Kuomintang.
“We are a shining example of democracy in the world… We can bring together a country as diverse as India, where people from the East look like Chinese, people from the West look like Arabs, people from the North look like white people, people from the South look like Looks white.
Reacting to Sam Pitroda’s racist remarks, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said: “I am from the Northeast and I look Indian.”
The Chief Minister of Assam tweeted: “Sam bhai, I am from the Northeast and I look Indian. We are a diverse nation – we may look different but we are all one. Let’s learn about our country together! (Know something about our country).
Kangana Ranaut, the BJP Lok Sabha candidate from Mandi in Himachal Pradesh, also reacted sharply to Pitroda’s remarks, calling it a “racist and divisive mockery of Indians” .
“Sam Pitroda was Rahul Gandhi’s mentor. Listen to his racist and divisive jibes at Indians. Their whole ideology is divide and conquer. Calling fellow Indians Chinese and Africans is outrageous Disgusting. Kangana wrote on X.
This is not the first time a Congress leader’s remarks have sparked a political storm.
Pitroda had earlier expressed support for the party’s position on “redistribution of resources”, drawing inspiration from the American system.
He explained that in the United States, when a wealthy person dies, only a portion of their assets is transferred to their children, while the government claims a large portion. Pitroda said a similar approach in India would be fair and beneficial to the public.
Later, the Congress party clarified its position, saying that inciting these remarks was an attempt to divert attention from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “malicious” poll campaign.
Pitroda also clarified that he was only using the U.S. estate tax as an example in normal conversation on television. He emphasized that his remarks had nothing to do with the policies of any political party, including the Kuomintang.
