BJP calls out Congress for its 'no controversy' pledge, saying it is hypocritical.

Sam Pitroda, who resigned from his position as Indian Overseas Congress chairman weeks earlier due to his contentious remarks during the Lok Sabha elections, was reinstated by the Congress on Wednesday. Pitroda was given the assurance by the Congress leadership that he would not allow any future controversy, but the Bharatiya Janata Party took umbrage at the news, claiming his resignation was a ploy to win over voters.
According to the BJP, Prime Minister Narendra Modi knew that Sam Pitroda would be brought back by the Congress following the elections.
"As PM Modi had predicted, Sam Pitroda's dismissal by the Congress was only a political ploy. Now that he's been given back his position as Indian Overseas Congress chairman, the Congress party and its officials' duplicity has been exposed, according to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said on X.

Sam Pitroda, a close confidant of Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition, resigned from his position on May 8th, following a series of divisive remarks that provided fodder for the BJP to criticize the Congress.

Sam Pitroda has provided the party's leadership with an explanation of the circumstances around his remarks, according to Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh's statement on Wednesday.

"The Indian National Congress found certain remarks and remarks made by Sam Pitroda during the most recent election campaign to be inappropriate. He resigned as the Overseas Indian Congress Chairman by mutual consent. He went on to explain the words' original context and how the Modi campaign later misrepresented them. He was reappointed by the Congress President on the condition that he will not in future leave room for such controversies to arise," Ramesh said in a post on X.