Sardar Patel had in 1950 shot off multiple letters to Nehru, warning him of National Herald's financial impropriety, which India's first PM chose to brush aside.
"Ministry of Education condemns the statement and reiterates that any such attempt to malign the image of the premier institution will face legal repercussions," the Ministry of Education said on X.
In his complaint, BJP leader NR Ramesh said that Sam Pitroda registered the Foundation for Revitalization of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT) in Mumbai in 1991. Later, the Overseas Congress leader secured the lease of 12.35 acres of forest land in Jarakabande Kaval near Yelahanka, Bengaluru.
Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said in a post on X, "The views allegedly expressed by Sam Pitroda on China are not those of the Indian National Congress."
BJP MP Nishikant Dubey kicked up a storm in the parliament as he spoke about the USAID funding to trusts owned by the Gandhi family and individuals closely affiliated with the Congress, a matter first reported exclusively by OpIndia.
Apparently, Sam Pitroda wants India to let Soros continue funding anti-India activities and furthering anti-India narratives unchecked in addition to undermining the rule of the democratically elected Modi government.