Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on the Congress party over Indian Overseas Congress president Sam Pitroda's 'racist' comment in which he said people would not tolerate the attempt to insult them based on the color of their skin . . Prime Minister Modi also wondered why Congress leader Rahul Gandhi had remained silent on the 'Ambani-Adani' issue and wondered whether the grand old party had struck a 'deal'.
This is what Prime Minister Modi said
About Sam Pitroda and President Murmu:
While addressing a Lok Sabha election rally in Telangana's Warangal, Prime Minister Modi slammed the Congress Party. The Prime Minister said:
The Prime Minister was apparently referring to Congress leader Sam Pitroda's alleged comments that people in eastern India looked like Chinese while those from the south looked like Africans.
Also read: 'Disgusting': BJP slams Sam Pitroda for comment 'people in the east look like Chinese, in the south they look like Africans'
About Adani and Ambani
Prime Minister Narendra Modi made the appeal at a rally in Telangana Ambani and Adani and attacked Rahul Gandhi.
Since the election was announced, these people (Congress) have stopped abusing Ambani-Adani.
- I want to ask from Telangana land, let the Shehzada (Rahul Gandhi) announce how much (money) has been raised from Ambani-Adani.
- How much black money did they receive from Adani, Ambani?
- Have tempo loads of notes (currency) reached Congress?
- What deal has been made? For five years you abused Ambani-Adani and overnight you stopped abusing them. Surely, something strange is going on.
Also read: 'Dost Dost Na Raha': Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge slams PM Modi over Ambani-Adani jibe
Meanwhile, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge took a swipe at Modi and said, “Times are changing. Friends are no longer friends. After completing three phases of elections, the Prime Minister today started attacking his own friends.”
The party also claimed that Rahul Gandhi had mentioned (Gautam) Adani 103 times and (Mukesh) Ambani more than 30 times since April 2024.
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Published: May 8, 2024 6:39 PM IST