"Young people think it (SIR or Vote chori) is less important than education and employment. It is that simple.... so accept that," said Sam Pitroda leaving Congress leadership and especially Rahul Gandhi red-faced.
Answering questions from a TV reporter; he also said -
"It may not be as high a priority as employment and education is for them. They are telling you that.
These words simply mean - 'bad news' for the Congress. It is like the tip of the iceberg and the bigger storm could be somewhere around.
Sam Pitroda's real name is Satyanarayan Gangaram Pitroda.
He is often credited as the 'Father of India’s Telecom Revolution' for his role in modernizing the India's tele communications infrastructure and shaping the country's technology landscape during the stint of Rajiv Gandhi between 1984 and 1989.
He was born in Titlagarh, in the eastern state of Odisha, into a Gujarati family. Pitroda is the chairman of the Indian Overseas Congress and has been largely seen as Rahul Gandhi's "guru" ... especially after the exit of Digvijaya Singh from the inner circle.
So, what's the message being given out by Sam at this juncture when Rahul Gandhi is trying to give an impression that he has taken the battle into the enemy camp.
Are Sam words not testimonies to a case of sleeping with the enemy ? -- A strange bed fellow. Rahul is also desperate to enhance his acceptability amongst Indian public, especially Hindus. This is why for the first time in his life and career he has hosted a Diwali Milan.
The damage done by Muslim appeasement and subtle push of Christian or specifically Catholic agenda is too deep for Congress.
Two kinds of things are at play.
One, -- Sam Pitroda wants to distance himself from Rahul or his inner circle. Some Congress leaders feel; he expected pages applauding his role in the life of Rajiv Gandhi and Congress Govts mentioned in details in Sonia Gandhi's memoir. But are things so simple ?
Secondly; the timing of his outbursts and also the general positive vibrations from the Modi camp. Prime Minister Modi calling Pitoda - "Sam bhai" is more than just being courteous. Several Congress leaders and those considered part of the Sonia-Rahul kitchen-cabinet -- have joined BJP or got associated themselves.
Let us take a few prominent names - Tom Vadakkan, a long-time Congress spokesperson and a close aide to Sonia Gandhi before resigning from the party in March 2019 to join the BJP.
Ghulam Nabi Azad was denied LoP in Rajya Sabha and he quit with Modi laudatory comments about him in the House.
Jyotiraditya Scindia, the Gwalior crown prince and son of Madhavrao Scindia, is now Minister in the Modi cabinet.
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| Ghulam Nabi Azad and Late Madhavrao Scindia |
Capt Amarinder Singh, also a longtime associate of Sonia Gandhi, quit Congress and is now a BJP leader in Punjab.
There are many others -- both in the past and will be a few yet again in the future club.
From July to November 2026 - not only the autumn season has replaced summer; a lot of water has flown along Yamuna.
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