Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh has expressed strong condemnation of Congress leader Sam Pitroda’s recent controversial remarks, indicating potential legal action against him.
In response to Pitroda’s comments associating certain facial features with residents of different regions of Bharat, CM Biren remarked, “How can he make such a racist comment? I highly condemn this type of racist words used by him. I will consult legal experts to explore options for legal action against the remark given by the Chairman of Indian Overseas Congress…”
The Manipur further criticised Pitroda’s remarks as “very irresponsible,” highlighting the need for awareness of Bharat’s geographical diversity. He stated, “Congress has been doing this ‘divide and rule’ policy. How can he say that the people from the Northeast are like Chinese? We are a part of Bharat, we do not belong to China. We are just Indians, all the Northeast people live together.”
In an interview with The Statesman, Indian Overseas Congress Chairman Sam Pitroda trying to explain to Bharat’s diversity said, “We could hold a country together as diverse as Bharat, where people on the east look like Chinese, people on the West look like Arab, people on the North look like white and maybe people on the South look like Africans.”
The Bharatiya Janata Party has hit back at Indian Overseas Congress Chairman Sam Pitroda over his ‘racist’ remarks.
Reacting to the remark, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju stated on X, “Rahul Gandhi’s Chief Adviser says, South Indians look like Africans, all Northeastern people look Chinese, West Indians are like Arabs and North Indian are whites. The tone and tenor of this statement is to divide Bharat… Shameful.”
