Sam Pitroda, now again because the chairman of the Congress social gathering’s abroad wing, the Indian Overseas Congress, on Thursday reacted to the X put up by Jairam Ramesh, the Congress’ communication in-charge, during which the Rajya Sabha MP introduced that Pitroda was being reinstated because the Indian Overseas Congress chief.
Pitroda, who spoke to NDTV, talked in regards to the bit from Ramesh’s put up stating the previous was reinstated after giving an ‘assurance’ that he wouldn’t make ‘controversial’ remarks sooner or later,
“The Congress is not saying that. Jairam is saying so. What he says is his view, it is not necessarily the party views. It is okay for him to say that and I respect it. I have to do what I have to do. In the process, I am entitled to make mistakes,” he mentioned.
The 82-year-old stepped down on May 8 after he made sure racist remarks, and days after his assertion on inheritance tax. The twin controversies pressured the Congress to distance itself from him, and invited assaults from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP.
Then, on Wednesday, he was reappointed, with Ramesh mentioning that the previous gave an ‘assurance’ to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge.
“During the recent election campaign, he had made some statements and comment that were unacceptable to the Indian National Congress. By mutual consent he stepped down as Chairman of Overseas Indian Congress,” Ramesh wrote on X about Pitroda, a detailed affiliate of the Gandhis, the grand outdated social gathering’s first household.
“Subsequently he clarified the context in which statements were made and how they were later distorted by the Modi campaign. The Congress President has reappointed him on the assurance that he will not in future leave room for such controversies to arise,” the previous Union minister added.
Source: www.hindustantimes.com
