'Unfortunate and unacceptable': Congress distances itself from Sam Pitroda's ‘racist’ row

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1 min read 08 May 2024, 01:06 PM IST

The Indian National Congress (INC) has distanced itself from the arguable remarks made by the Chairman of Indian Overseas Congress Sam Pitroda.

The Indian National Congress (INC) connected Wednesday distanced itself from the arguable remarks made by the Chairman of Indian Overseas Congress Sam Pitroda.

The analogies drawn by Sam Pitroda successful a podcast to exemplify India's diverseness are astir unfortunate and unacceptable, said Congress person Jairam Ramesh successful a station connected X, formerly Twitter.

Jairam Ramesh further added that The Indian National Congress wholly dissociates itself from these analogies.

Sam Pitroda is facing flak from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) implicit his 'racist' remarks astir however radical successful the South "look similar Africans and those successful the East look similar Arabs and those successful the East look similar Chinese."

Last month, sparked a enactment with his 'inheritance tax' controversy.

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Published: 08 May 2024, 01:06 PM IST