Chairman of Indian Overseas Congress, Sam Pitroda, sparked controversy. El presidente del Congreso Indio de Ultramar, Sam Pitroda, generó controversia.

Sam Pitroda, the chairman of Indian Overseas Congress, has sparked controversy with his remarks on India's diversity in an interview with The Statesman. Sam Pitroda, presidente del Congreso Indio de Ultramar, ha provocado controversia con sus comentarios sobre la diversidad de la India en una entrevista con The Statesman. Pitroda compared Indians from different parts of the country to Chinese, Arabs, Whites, and Africans, stating that people in the east look like Chinese, people on the west look like Arabs, people on the north look like white, and people in the south look like Africans. Pitroda comparó a los indios de diferentes partes del país con chinos, árabes, blancos y africanos, afirmando que la gente del este parece china, la gente del oeste parece árabe, la gente del norte parece blanca y la gente del sur. Parecen africanos. The comments have drawn widespread criticism and further strained political tensions amid the ongoing election season. Los comentarios han generado críticas generalizadas y han agravado las tensiones políticas en medio de la actual temporada electoral.