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Sam Pitroda said if his words have caused confusion or hurt, he wants to clarify that his aim was never to belittle anyone’s suffering or undermine legitimate concerns
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Pitroda's remarks contradicted the stand of the Congress party on the India-China dispute as well as Rahul Gandhi's claims in Parliament of China taking over Indian territory.
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Rahul Gandhi’s right-hand man Sam Pitroda’s statement advocating for illegal migrants to settle in India, even at the country’s expense, is shocking and irresponsible, says BJP national spokesperson.
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Rahul Gandhi is highly educated, well-read, a strategist with deep thinking on any subject and sometimes it is not very easy to understand him, says Sam Pitroda.
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Pitroda said that the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi has all the qualities of a future Prime Minister
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President Murmu invokes Emergency in her speech; opposition up in arms,
NDA likely to keep Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker's post; may announce candidate soon, Sam Pitroda's reappointment was well calibrated to assist Rahul Gandhi in his parliamentary functions says BJP, CBI Makes First Arrests In Bihar In NEET-UG Paper Leak Case.
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Leading BJP's charge Shehzad Poonawalla said the mere reappointment of Mr. Pitroda gives us a broad view of the Congress' mindset of allowing a 'racist' person to take charge of important functions overseas.
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Allies of the Congress such as D. Raja of the CPI and Sanjay Singh of the Aam Aadmi Party too targeted Mr. Pitroda, with Mr. Raja stating that the Overseas Congress leader “gave a handle to the right wing forces to attack”.
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“I feel it is unfortunate that after the manifesto of the Congress was released, they were completely exposed, that they are still thinking of appeasement," said Goyal.
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Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar's remarks advocating dialogue with Pakistan due to its possession of nuclear weapons ignite debate. BJP accuses Congress of exhibiting unwavering affection for Pakistan, with spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla alleging Aiyar's alignment with the party's leadership. Stay tuned for insights and reactions on this contentious issue.
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Although known for his controversial remarks, this time, Sam Pitroda's comments contradicted everything that his party leader Rahul Gandhi and the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) bloc stands for
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Expressing shock at how an educated person like Pitroda could make such comments, Robert Vadra said, "I disagree with what Sam Pitroda has said. Bakwas ki hai".
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 8 slammed Sam Pitroda’s ‘racist’ remark, in which he compared Indians with Chinese, Arabs, and Africans based on how their appearance. Watch this video to know what he said
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"My colleagues from west India look Indian! But, for the racist who is the mentor of @RahulGandhi we all look African, Chinese, Arab and the White! Thanks for revealing your mindset and your attitude," says Sitharaman.
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'The Indian National Congress completely dissociates itself from these analogies,' says its leader Jairam Ramesh
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Pitroda, the chairman of Indian Overseas Congress (IOC) stirred a major controversy as he attempted to draw an analogy of India's diversity
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There is no inheritance tax in the US, which has . estate and gift taxes, paid by around 4,000 people in the entire country, Sen has said
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Chairman of Indian Overseas Congress Sam Pitroda has once again sparked a row as he reflected upon the diversity of India
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The focus should be firmly on reducing the count of those defined as poor, rather than trying to bring down the numbers of wealthy in a flawed quest to establish a more equal society by taking away assets from the prosperous and giving it away to the less affluent through an inheritance tax. A falling count of the poor would also mean that those previously counted as poor as getting better off. Here are five counters to Piketty and Pitroda:
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On April 24, Sam Pitroda, the chairman of the Indian Overseas Congress, an arm of the grand old party created a flutter by bringing up inheritance tax while defending the Congress’ wealth redistribution narrative. It is a fact that India did have a contentious inheritance tax law until four decades ago. It was in fact abolished in 1985, a year after Rajiv Gandhi assumed prime ministership. But why was it repealed? Watch to find out.
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When estate duty was in operation people hid their wealth in ‘mattresses and gold bars’ rather than keeping it in bank accounts in order to pass it on to the next generation, he noted.
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Benjamin Franklin said nothing is certain but death and taxes, but India four decades ago had a death tax, as the contentious levies under the inheritance tax law that existed up to 1985 was referred to.
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The Congress leader is also likely to address Indian Americans and interact with Wall Street executives and university students during his week-long tour of the USA.
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In San Francisco, Gandhi is likely to meet a group of artists, while a private dinner has been planned by eminent Indian-American Frank Islam at his mansion in the Potomac suburb of Washington DC.
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Pitroda, a close aide of Rahul Gandhi and Overseas Congress' head, on Thursday said, 'hua to hua' (So what, it happened) about the anti-Sikh riots. He made this remark in response to a question on the riots by a newsman in Dharamshala in Himachal Pradesh.
