"People In East Look Chinese, South Like Africa": New Sam Pitroda Flub

The remark has been slammed by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who posted on X, " Sam bhai, I am from the northeast, and I look like an Indian. We are a diverse country..."

Senior Congress leader Sam Pitroda - whose comment last month about an inheritance tax in the United States sparked a massive fight with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party - has triggered another row in his attempt to make a pitch for national unity.  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! https://t.co/eXairi0n1n #WATCH | Delhi: On Chairman of Indian Overseas Congress, Sam Pitroda's controversial "People in East look like Chinese, in South look like Africans..." remark, BJP leader Shehzad Poonawalla says, "This is a shocking, despicable and disgusting comment made by Sam Pitroda. He is… pic.twitter.com/jQ9tMRAkyY

In an exclusive interview with The Statesman, Mr Pitroda described India as a "... diverse country... 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". 

The remark has been slammed by senior BJP leaders, including Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh and his Assam counterpart,  Himanta Biswa Sarma, who posted on X, " Sam bhai, I am from the northeast, and I look like an Indian. We are a diverse country - we may look different, but we are all one."