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The Congress party has clearly distanced itself from the controversial remarks made by the Chairman of Indian Overseas Congress Sam Pitroda, about how people in the South “look like Africans and those in the East look like Arabs and those in the East look like Chinese.”
Party General Secretary and in charge of Communications, Jairam Ramesh took to X and wrote , The analogies drawn by Sam Pitroda in a podcast to illustrate India’s diversity are most unfortunate and unacceptable.
The analogies drawn by Mr. 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.
— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) May 8, 2024
“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 and maybe people on South look like Africans,” said Pitroda in an interview to ‘The Statesman’, reported ANI.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma took to X and wrote , “Sambhai, I am from the North East and I look like an Indian. We are a diverse country – we may look different but we are all one. Hamare desh ke bare mein thoda to samajh lo!”
Sam bhai, I am from the North East and I look like an Indian. We are a diverse country – we may look different but we are all one.
Hamare desh ke bare mein thoda to samajh lo! https://t.co/eXairi0n1n
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (Modi Ka Parivar) (@himantabiswa) May 8, 2024
First Pitroda caused a stir with his Inheritance Tax theory and now this rather racist comment putting Congress on the back- foot and BJP smiling all the way to the bank.
On Chairman of Indian Overseas Congress Sam Pitroda’s controversial “People in East look like Chinese, in South, look like Africans…” remark, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Priyanka Chaturvedi quoted by ANI said , “I do not agree with his statement. But, is he a member of the manifesto committee, a star campaigner of Congress, and does he reside in this country? He lives abroad. It’s unfortunate to make his issues the country’s issue… on one side it’s the issues of the people and on the other side, what Sam Pitroda is saying from America. We have nothing to do with that, neither it’s an issue, nor this country would want to react to what he says…”
