Sam Pitroda sparked outrage with his comments suggesting that Indians in the East resemble the Chinese while those in the South look like Africans
Sam Pitroda had previously sparked controversy with his comments on 'inheritance tax', prompting the Congress to distance itself from his views
Raghuram Rajan said having inclusive growth will increase the pace of growth, but taxing the rich is not the solution to achieve the same
'There is plenty of precedence to inheritance tax,' says Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath
Sam Pitroda kicked off a row by calling inheritance tax as imposed in the US an interesting idea, while pointing out that such a law did not exist in India
On Wednesday, April 24, Prime Minister Narendra Modi criticised the Congress party in response to Sam Pitroda's comments. Watch the video to know more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the Congress party wanted to take away the rights of people's children after Sam Pitroda's comments on inheritance tax in India
The Congress on Friday said it will take a decision at an "appropriate time" on whether party president Mallikarjun Kharge and Congress parliamentary party chairperson Sonia Gandhi will attend the consecration of the Ram temple in Ayodhya on January 22. Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh told reporters here that Gandhi and Kharge have been invited to the ceremony. "Chairperson Congress parliamentary party Sonia Gandhi and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge have been invited to the inauguration of the Ram temple. A decision will be taken at an appropriate time, and communicated at an appropriate time," he said. Congress' leader in the Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has also been invited to the ceremony. The consecration ceremony will be held on January 22 and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and more than 6,000 people are expected to attend it.
Sam Pitroda, the current chairman of the Indian Overseas Congress, sparked outrage when he said that focusing on the Ram Temple over important matters like unemployment bothers him
The Congress justified Gandhi's meeting and shared pictures of Corbyn with Prime Minister Narendra Modi to ask whether he too endorsed the "anti-India" views of the UK Labour leader and MP
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Amritsar (Punjab), May 08 (ANI): While addressing a press conference in Punjab's Amritsar on Wednesday, Indian Overseas Congress Department Chairman said, "Modi government has attacked democracy, freedom, inclusion, diversity they have lied constantly about things and has unnecessarily brought Rajiv Gandhi into the picture. People like me, who have worked with him (Rajiv Gandhi) are very upset." >
Pitroda had been appointed IT advisor and given the rank of a Cabinet minister
Says, he joined as technical advisor to Odisha govt because of his love for his birth place Odisha