GUWAHATI: In response to Congress leader Sam Pitroda's remarks on Northeast Indians looking like the Chinese, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma sharply reacted and asked him to learn more about India.
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The chairman of the Indian Overseas Congress Sam Pitroda caused a huge controversy as a video of his remarks went viral on social media.
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"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 Africa," Pitroda told the media in an interview on May 2.
Reacting to his remarks, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma stated on X today on May 8, "Sam bhai, I am from the North East and I look like an Indian. We are a diverse country - we may look different but we are all one. Hamare desh ke bare mein thoda to samajh lo!"
Sam bhai, I am from the North East and I look like an Indian. We are a diverse country - we may look different but we are all one.
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (Modi Ka Parivar) (@himantabiswa) May 8, 2024
Hamare desh ke bare mein thoda to samajh lo! https://t.co/eXairi0n1n
Several political leaders across the country slammed Pitroda's remarks on Wednesday, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi who accused him of insulting several people of the country based on their skin colour.
