'He is no Pappu': What Sam Pitroda said about Rahul Gandhi in US

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Sam Pitroda on Monday responded to the opponents' 'Pappu' jibe against Rahul Gandhi and claimed that he has a vision contrary to what BJP promotes.
While addressing the Indian diaspora in Texas, Pitroda said, "He (Rahul Gandhi) has a vision contrary to what BJP promotes by spending crores of rupees. I must tell you, he is no Pappu."
"He is highly educated, well-read, a strategist with deep thinking on any subject and sometimes it is not very easy to understand him," he added.

Pitroda further praised Rahul and said that his agenda is to celebrate diversity.
"Rahul Gandhi has a different agenda which is more focused on something that we have been trying to address for a long time but have not been able to quite address well and that is inclusion, celebration of diversity..," he said.
"When Rahul Gandhi was here last time visiting us at a major meeting in New York, there was a demand for him to come to Dallas and he promised them that during my next trip I will come to Dallas and he is keeping his promise. He walks the talk and I am delighted that from his busy schedule he could take three days off to come visit us where he is spending a day here and two days in Washington DC," he added.
Pitroda's past statements have often provided the BJP with opportunities to criticize the Congress. In one instance, he remarked that temples would not solve India's problems related to unemployment, inflation, education, and health, emphasizing the need to focus on these pressing issues rather than solely on religious matters.
Additionally, Pitroda's controversial comments on the 1984 anti-Sikh riots and the Balakot air strikes following the Pulwama attacks have drawn significant criticism. In May 2019, he responded with "hua to hua" (so what) when questioned about the 1984 riots, while in February 2019, he raised doubts about the effectiveness of the air strikes, suggesting that reacting with military action may not be the most appropriate approach to dealing with the world.