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Sam Pitroda stirs hornet's nest again, says some Indians look like 'Chinese', 'Africans'

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma criticized Pitroda's remarks on diversity, emphasizing unity within India.
BJP candidate Rajeev Chandrasekhar labeled Pitroda's comment as "Shameless."
BJP MP Tejasvi Surya compared Pitroda's statement to Churchill's past remarks about Indians.

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"People In East Look Chinese, South Like Africa": Sam Pitroda's New Howler

Senior Congress leader Sam Pitroda - whose comment last month about an inheritance tax in the United States sparked a massive fight with the BJP - has triggered another row in his attempt to make a pitch for national unity.

12 days ago·New Delhi, India

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‘Unacceptable’: Congress distances itself from Sam Pitroda's ‘people in east look like Chinese’ remarks

Jairam Ramesh said, “The analogies drawn by Mr. Sam Pitroda to illustrate India's diversity are most unfortunate and unacceptable."

12 days ago·New Delhi, India

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Sam Pitroda stirs hornet's nest again, says some Indians look like 'Chinese', 'Africans'

Senior Congress leader Sam Pitroda, who recently created a political row by stating that India should adopt the concept of inheritance tax from the United States, created another stir with his comments on the country's diversity on Wednesday (May 8). While speaking to The Statesman, Pitroda said how India's people "survived 75 years in a very happy environment where people could live together leaving a few fights here and there."

12 days ago·Noida, India

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'People in East look like Chinese, those in South look like Africans...': Sam Pitroda stokes another row with diversity analogy

Chairman of Indian Overseas Congress Sam Pitroda has once again sparked a row as he reflected upon the diversity of India

12 days ago·India

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BJP tears into Sam Pitroda, dubs his "East Indian look like Chinese" comment as racist

BJP tears into Sam Pitroda, dubs his "East Indian look like Chinese" comment as racist The Bharatiya Janata Party has hit back at Chairman of Indian Overseas Congress Sam Pitroda over his 'racist' remarks about how people in the South "look like Africans and those in the East look like Arabs and those in the East look like Chinese." Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma was one of the first to react when he took to X and slammed Pitroda ove…

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"People in South look like Africans": Sam Pitroda stokes new controversy

New Delhi: Before the Congress party could douse the flames from the 'inheritance tax' controversy, Chairman of Indian Overseas Congress Sam Pitroda has again ignited a firestorm speaking on the diversity of India referring to how people in the South

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"People In East Look Chinese, South Like Africa": Sam Pitroda's New Howler

"People In East Look Chinese, South Like Africa": Sam Pitroda's New Howler

‘Unacceptable’: Congress distances itself from Sam Pitroda's ‘people in east look like Chinese’ remarks

‘Unacceptable’: Congress distances itself from Sam Pitroda's ‘people in east look like Chinese’ remarks

Sam Pitroda stirs hornet's nest again, says some Indians look like 'Chinese', 'Africans'

Sam Pitroda stirs hornet's nest again, says some Indians look like 'Chinese', 'Africans'

'People in East look like Chinese, those in South look like Africans...': Sam Pitroda stokes another row with diversity analogy

'People in East look like Chinese, those in South look like Africans...': Sam Pitroda stokes another row with diversity analogy

BJP tears into Sam Pitroda, dubs his "East Indian look like Chinese" comment as racist

BJP tears into Sam Pitroda, dubs his "East Indian look like Chinese" comment as racist

"People in South look like Africans": Sam Pitroda stokes new controversy

"People in South look like Africans": Sam Pitroda stokes new controversy

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