Union Minister Giriraj Singh makes racist comment on Sonia Gandhi

Mangalore Today News Network

Hajipur, April 01, 2015: Union Minister Giriraj Singh said on Wednesday that colour of Sonia Gandhi’s skin made her the Congress President.

 

Media reports quoted him as saying, "If Rajiv Gandhi had married a Nigerian and if she wasn’t of white skin, would Congress have accepted her as a leader?" said Singh, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Lok Sabha MP from Bihar’s Nawada constituency.

The comment received a flak from the Congress party which immediately demanded an apology from Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat criticised his comments and called it derogatory. "This is racist and I strongly condemn it. How dare he make such racist statements? The entire statement shows the low level of public discourse," Karat said.


Courtesy: Deccan herald