New Delhi. Controversy has arisen over the statements of Sam Pitroda, close to the Gandhi family and President of the Indian Overseas Congress. Now Sam Pitroda has given another latest controversial statement. Sam Pitroda has described the people living in the east of India as like the people of China. He has also described Indians as Arabs and Africans.
Horrible racist comment by Sam Pitroda of Congress. “We could hold together a country as diverse as India, where people on East look like Chinese, people on West look like Arab, people on North look like maybe White and people in South look like Africa”. pic.twitter.com/novCLyZpSo
— Aditya Raj Kaul (@AdityaRajKaul) May 8, 2024
In an interview with The Statesman, Sam Pitroda said that India is a diverse country. Everyone lives together here. Sam Pitroda also said that here the people of East India look like the people of China, the people of West India look like Arabs and the people living in the South look like the people of Africa. Sam Pitroda said that even after this we all live together. Sam Pitroda’s statement describing Indians as citizens of different countries has created a problem for the Congress. BJP has cornered Congress and Rahul Gandhi on this issue and said that this is an attempt to create division among Indians. BJP has also called this statement an insult to the people of India.
#WATCH , Delhi: On Chairman of Indian Overseas Congress, Sam Pitroda’s controversial “People in East look like Chinese, in South look like Africans…” remark, BJP leader Shehzad Poonawalla says, “This is a shocking, despicable and disgusting comment made by Sam Pitroda. He is… pic.twitter.com/jQ9tMRAkyY
— ANI (@ANI) May 8, 2024
#WATCH , On Chairman of Indian Overseas Congress Sam Pitroda’s controversial “People in East look like Chinese, in South look like Africans…” remark, BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad says, “It becomes clear again and again that what does Sam Pitroda understand about India. It is… pic.twitter.com/w7EvYZ1hiS
— ANI (@ANI) May 8, 2024
Earlier recently, Sam Pitroda had created trouble for Congress by giving a statement on inheritance tax. Citing America, Pitroda had advocated imposing inheritance tax in India also. When BJP became the attacker in this matter, Congress had to say that the issue of imposing inheritance tax is not the party’s and Sam Pitroda has given a personal statement.
Congress has been under attack due to the statements of Sam Pitroda because he is close to the Gandhi family. Sam Pitroda organizes all the programs of Rahul Gandhi abroad. During the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, on the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, Pitroda had said that it happened, it happened. At the same time, it was also said that the middle class in India should not become selfish and should be ready to pay more taxes to fund the justice scheme of Congress. Sam Pitroda had also said that attacks like Pulwama keep happening. Sam Pitroda had also asked for evidence of Balakot airstrike from the Indian government. When Rahul Gandhi went to America, Sam Pitroda had created a controversy in front of him by saying that temples do not provide employment.