‘Unacceptable’: Congress distances itself from Sam Pitroda’s racist comments

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New Delhi: The Congress party on Wednesday distanced itself from alleged racist comments by Indian Overseas Affairs Chief Sam Pitroda, calling them “unacceptable and unfortunate”. Congressional Indian Overseas Affairs Director Sam Pitroda (file photo) “The analogy Mr. Sam Pitroda made in the podcast to illustrate India’s diversity is very unfortunate and unacceptable. Indian National Congress … Read more

BJP distances itself from Anant Kumar Hegde’s ‘amend the Constitution’ remarks: ‘Reflects his…’

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The Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday distanced itself from Karnataka MP Anant Kumar Hegde’s controversial statement on “rewriting the Indian Constitution”. Karnataka BJP MP Anantkumar Hegde (ANI) BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia said Hegde’s views on the Constitution were his personal and the party had sought responses from Karnataka MPs. “BJP MP Anant Kumar Hegde has … Read more