When PM compared Urjit Patel to a snake

PM Modi called ex-RBI governor Urjit Patel ‘snake who sits over money’: Former finance secretary's book reveals

PM Modi had called former RBI Governor Urjit Patel a 'snake who sits over a hoard of money', says a book. Urjit Patel had resigned as the 24th Governor of RBI in December 2018. Though he cited ‘personal reasons’, the resignation came amid reports of the rift between the RBI and the Modi government.

‘PM Modi compared ex-RBI governor Urjit Patel to a snake’, claims ex-finance secretary in his book

Ex-finance secretary Subhash Chandra Garg in his book claimed that the tensions between Centre and RBI under Urjit Patel had weighed on PM Modi.

When PM compared Urjit Patel to a snake

In these excerpts from We Also Make Policy, former finance secy Subhash Chandra Garg writes about the events leading to RBI governor Urjit Patel’s resignation and how both the FM and PM were frustrated with him, with the PM even losing his cool with Patel

Subhash Chandra Garg On PM Modi: Former Finance Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg has made many shocking claims in his book 'We Also Make Policy'. He has claimed in his book that the then Finance Minister Arun Jaitley was very angry with former RBI Governor Urjit Patel. According to Hindustan Times, in his book, Garg accused Urjit Patel of allegedly trying to disrupt the Centre's electoral bond scheme. According to Garg, Patel believed that they s…