Congress revokes suspension of Mani Shankar Aiyar
India | August 18, 2018 23:06 ISTAiyar was suspended in December 2017 after he used a derogatory word against Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of the first phase of Gujarat Assembly elections.
Aiyar was suspended in December 2017 after he used a derogatory word against Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of the first phase of Gujarat Assembly elections.
Expressing surprise over Mani Shankar Aiyar’s reported praise of Mohammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan, BJP president Amit Shah on Saturday asked the Congress not to involve foreign nations in India’s domestic politics.
Mani Shankar Aiyar calls Jinnah 'Quaid-e-Azam', draws flak from Amit Shah
Aiyar, suspended from the Congress party, also claimed that the mindset in Pakistan has changed after Zulfikar Ali Bhutto’s rule.
Speaking at a function in Karachi over the weekend, Aiyar had said, “I love Pakistan because I love India. India should love thy neighbour as thyself”.
Speaking at a function in Karachi over the weekend, Aiyar said, “I love Pakistan because I love India. India should love thy neighbour as thyself”.
Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday dismissed BJP’s allegations of the Congress colluding with Pakistan to defeat the BJP in the recently-concluded Gujarat Assembly elections.
Moily also termed as "unnecessary" Kapil Sibal's statement asking SC to defer hearing in the Ram Janmabhoomi case till after the 2019 general elections.
Pakistan's former foreign minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri today expressed anguish for being unnecessarily dragged into Indian politics by Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Pakistan on Monday refuted Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s allegations that Islamabad was trying to influence the ongoing Gujarat Assembly elections.
The Congress had suspended the primary membership of Mani Shankar Aiyar after the Gandhi family loyalist set off a firestorm recently by calling the prime minister "neech aadmi" (a vile person).
The Congress on December 7 suspended Aiyar from the primary membership of the party and issued him a show cause notice after he called the prime minister a "neech kism ka aadmi" (vile sort of man).
Modi said (former Congress minister) Mani Shankar Aiyar had called him "neech" (vile) a day after the alleged meeting of Pakistani leaders with top Congressmen.
Senior Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar was on Thursday suspended from the party’s primary membership after he triggered a storm by calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi a ‘neech aadmi’.
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