Recently a video going viral of Sam Pitroda a Congress Leader where we can see that in an exclusive interview with the Statesman by describing India’s diversity he told, “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”.
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma Slams him over the statement and he said, “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”
He also Added, “Hamare desh ke bare mein thoda to samajh lo!”
The Congress has already distanced from the remarks.
Financial Minister Nirmala Sitharaman also slams him by stating, “I am from South India. I look Indian! My team has enthusiastic members from north east India. They look Indian! My colleagues from west India look Indian! But, for the racist who is the mentor of Rahul Gandhi, we all look African, Chinese, Arab and the White! Thanks for revealing your mindset,”
PM Narendra Modi Also slams Sam Pitroda for his statement
PM Narendra Modi also said “won’t tolerate disrespect on the basis of the colour of skin” while addressing a rally in Warangal, Telengana.
A few days ago, Pitroda received a lot of criticism for calling inheritance tax an “interesting idea”.
Supporting the concept of redistributing wealth, Pitroda previously mentioned that India should benefit from the wealth of the extremely wealthy. He said, “…In America, there is an inheritance tax. If someone has $100 million in wealth and passes away, they can only pass on about 45% to their children, while the government takes 55%. It’s an intriguing law. It implies that the wealth you accumulated in your lifetime, when you pass on, you must leave a portion of it for the public good—not all of it, just half, which seems fair to me,” Pitroda explained
