AICC Reinstates Sam Pitroda As Chairman of Indian Overseas Congress

The Congress party has reinstated Sam Pitroda as the Chairman of the Indian Overseas Congress.

"Hon'ble Congress President has reappointed Shri Sam Pitroda as Chairman of the Indian Overseas Congress with immediate effect," senior leader KC Venugopal said in an official announcement.

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This decision comes just weeks after Pitroda had resigned from the position on May 8 due to a controversy over his comments about the skin color of Indians.

"We could hold together a country as diverse as India -- where people on East look like Chinese, people on West look like Arab, people on North look like maybe White and people in South look like Africans. It doesn't matter. We are all brothers and sisters," Pitroda had said during an interview with The Statesman.

The Congress party quickly distanced itself from Pitroda's remarks, labeling them as "unacceptable."

"The analogies drawn by Mr Sam Pitroda in a podcast to illustrate India's diversity are most unfortunate and unacceptable. The Indian National Congress completely dissociates itself from these analogies," Jairam Ramesh had said in a post on X.

The BJP lapping up the opportunity, slammed Pitroda, describing them as "racist and divisive."

Prime Minister Narendra Modi too joined in the condemnation, targeting Rahul Gandhi for his "mentor's" controversial statements.