Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Uproar over Sam Pitroda's wrong words, BJP's Kangana Ranaut red with anger! I said this in the name of Rahul Gandhi.

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Indian Overseas Congress Chief Sam Pitroda compared people from different parts of India to people of foreign races, which increased the controversy.

Kangana Ranaut on Sam Pitroda Statement: After the uproar over Indian Overseas Congress President Sam Pitroda's controversial statement amid the election atmosphere, Kangana Ranaut, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, in the Lok Sabha elections 2024, has turned red with anger. On Wednesday (May 8, 2024), he cornered not only Sam Pitroda but also Congress and party MP from Wayanad, Kerala, Rahul Gandhi, regarding this matter.

Through a post on social media platform X (formerly Twitter), he said that Sam Pitroda is Rahul Gandhi's guru. We have heard his Naxalite and divisive words. Their thinking is 'divide and rule'. Sam Pitroda calling Indians Chinese and African is highly disgusting. In such a situation, Congress should be ashamed of itself.

What did Sam Pitroda say that created an uproar?

On May 7, 2024, Sam Pitroda made controversial remarks about people living in different states of India. During this time, he compared Indians to Chinese and Africans. In an interview given to 'The Statesman', he said - People living in the northeastern states of India look like Chinese and people living in Southern India look like Africans. People of North India look white, i.e. like the British, and people of Western states look like Arabs.

Congress distanced itself from Sam Pitroda's statement.

After the controversial comment, Sam Pitroda had to face severe criticism in political circles. Congress has distanced itself from his statement. Congress general secretary and communications in-charge Jairam Ramesh wrote in a post on "Separates." However, Sam Pitroda also said that we all look different, and it does not make any difference to us. We are all brothers and sisters. On May 7, 2024, the Indian Overseas Congress Chief, Sam Pitroda, made some controversial remarks about people living in different states of India, which sparked an uproar. During an interview with 'The Statesman', he compared Indians with Chinese and Africans, stating that people living in the northeastern states of India look like Chinese and people living in Southern India look like Africans. He further added that people of North India look white, i.e., like the British, and people of Western states look like Arabs. These comments created a lot of outrage, and Pitroda had to face severe criticism from political circles.

Kangana Ranaut, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, in the Lok Sabha elections 2024, expressed her anger regarding this matter through a post on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter). She not only cornered Sam Pitroda but also Congress and party MP from Wayanad, Kerala, Rahul Gandhi. She stated that Pitroda is Rahul Gandhi's guru and a person who believes in 'divide and rule' ideology. She also called Pitroda's comments "extremely disgusting." According to her, Congress should be ashamed of itself for supporting such a person.

After the controversy, Congress distanced itself from Sam Pitroda's statement. Congress general secretary and communication in-charge Jairam Ramesh wrote in a post on "Separates," stating that the party does not endorse Pitroda's views. However, Sam Pitroda also clarified that his comments were taken out of context and that he believes that we are all brothers and sisters regardless of how we look. On May 7, 2024, the Indian Overseas Congress Chief, Sam Pitroda, made some controversial remarks about people living in different states of India, which sparked an uproar. During an interview with 'The Statesman', he compared Indians with Chinese and Africans, stating that people living in the northeastern states of India look like Chinese and people living in Southern India look like Africans. He further added that people of North India look white, i.e., like the British, and people of Western states look like Arabs. These comments created a lot of outrage, and Pitroda had to face severe criticism from political circles.

Kangana Ranaut, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, in the Lok Sabha elections 2024, expressed her anger regarding this matter through a post on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter). She not only cornered Sam Pitroda but also Congress and party MP from Wayanad, Kerala, Rahul Gandhi. She stated that Pitroda is Rahul Gandhi's guru and a person who believes in 'divide and rule' ideology. She also called Pitroda's comments "extremely disgusting." According to her, Congress should be ashamed of itself for supporting such a person.

After the controversy, Congress distanced itself from Sam Pitroda's statement. Congress general secretary and communication in-charge Jairam Ramesh wrote in a post on "Separates," stating that the party does not endorse Pitroda's views. However, Sam Pitroda also clarified that his comments were taken out of context and that he believes that we are all brothers and sisters regardless of how we look.