Ashok Gehlot vs Mani Shankar Aiyar over Rajiv Gandhi. NEW DELHI: Former Rajasthan chief minister and senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot on Thursday called his party colleague Mani Shankar Aiyar a frustrated “sarfira.” Reacting strongly to Aiyar’s remarks questioning the competency of late Rajiv Gandhi, Gehlot said: “His statements about Rajiv Gandhi reflect the height…
NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday latched on to veteran leader Mani Shankar Aiyar‘s remarks on former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi to attack the Congress.BJP IT cell head Amit Malviya shared an excerpt of Aiyar’s interview on X, and said: “Let the veil be stripped”. In the video, the Congress leader said that…
Sam Pitroda and Rahul Gandhi NEW DELHI: What do Sam Pitroda and Mani Shankar Aiyar have in common? Well, both the leaders, who were once part of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi‘s inner circle, have a penchant for landing their party in trouble with their off-the-cuff remarks.While Mani Shankar Aiyar, whose disdainful remarks against PM…
NEW DELHI: Former Union minister and Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar on Tuesday triggered row when he said that the Chinese in 1962 “allegedly invaded India”.“In October 1962, the Chinese allegedly invaded India,” he said at a book release event. Recalling the time he took exam for Indian Foreign Service, he said, “On the day,…
