Ransomware cyber attack: Remove Sam Pitroda as technical advisor, says BJP

BJP says when his whereabouts are not known then what is the need of having him in the post

The Odisha unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday demanded immediate removal of Sam Pitroda as technical advisor to the state government.

The party questioned his absence at a time when some institutions in the state have come under cyber attack of WannaCry ransomware virus.

"When cyber attacks are taking place in Odisha and whereabouts of the IT advisor Sam Pitroda is not known then what is the need of having him in the post", Sajjan Sharma, spokesperson of BJP state unit said.

"State government should refrain from appointing non-resident Indians (NRIs) as advisors and Chief minister Naveen Patnaik must remove him,"