'Failed Twice But Became PM': Mani Shankar Aiyar’s Remark On Rajiv Gandhi Sparks Row | Video
Senior Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar’s comment has stirred a fresh row on Wednesday after he described former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi as a two-time failure in academics, first at Cambridge and then at Imperial college. According to news agency IANS, a Congress leader dubbed Aiyar as the sleeper cell of the BJP.The comments got widely circulated on social media after BJP IT cell head Amit Malviya shared a video clip on X and posted, Let the veil be stripped. Responding to the controversy, Congress leader Tariq Anwar dismissed the remarks of Aiyar and defended the legacy of Rajiv Gandhi and said that failing is not a big deal; even the best people fail sometimes. Congress national spokesperson Charan Singh Sapra however was critical of Aiyar, accusing him of repeatedly hurting the party's image.Mani Shankar Aiyar is an influential leader and has been with Congress for a long time.
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