Mani Shankar Aiyar Controversy

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said terror strikes from Pakistan-based attackers can only be stopped if India establishes its strength in more than just military terms - i.e., "armies and guns".

No stranger to controversy, veteran Congress leader and former Union Minister, Mani Shankar Aiyar on Sunday triggered a fresh row after coming out in praise of Pakistanis and terming them as the "biggest asset of India", Dawn reported.

Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar dropped by Delhi's Shaheen Baghon Tuesday evening to express solidarity with those protesting against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, but ended up wading into yet another controversy with his "qaatil (killer)" remark in his address to the crowd.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, referring to the controversial statements of Congress leaders Sam Pitroda and Mani Shankar Aiyar, said today that "two closest courtiers" of the Gandhi family had started "batting" on their own after the fifth phase of the national election.

The BJP today took on Rahul Gandhi over the revocation of suspension from his party of Mani Shankar Aiyar, who had used objectionable language against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying it exposed the Congress chief and his "love for a person of many controversies".

Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Sunday lashed out at the Congress after suspended party leader Mani Shankar Aiyar praised Muhammad Ali Jinnah amid a controversy surrounding his portrait at the Aligarh Muslim University or AMU. Mr Naqvi told news agency ANI that Mr Aiyar's statement revealed the "true feelings of the Congress party".

Gujarat assembly election 2017 saw a high-voltage campaign where Congress and the BJP got engaged in a bitter war of words. The BJP has not declared its chief ministerial candidate for Gujarat; however, the party ran an aggressive campaign with many senior leaders including BJP National President Amit Shah, Union Minister Arun Jaitley seeking vote...

Shatrughan Sinha, the BJP's in-house critic, today waded into a controversy over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's stunning allegation that "Pakistan is interfering in the Gujarat election" and opposition Congress leaders met with Pakistani officials at Mani Shankar Aiyar's house a day before the suspended Congress veteran made the "Neech" comment aga...

This is not an attempt to pre-empt judicial proceedings in the matter but with a view to educating a confused public, an attempt to place before readers the outlines of the defense so that readers might be better able to follow matters in the courts with informed understanding.

The Congress Party finds itself in a piquant position where, in a short span of about a week, three of its senior leaders are at the centre of an unsavoury controversy, each of their own making.

Stepping up attack on Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar over his controversial remarks in Pakistani media, Haryana minister Anil Vij today demanded registration of a sedition case against him.

Slamming Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar for his controversial statement in Pakistani media, Union Rural Development Minister Chaudhary Birender Singh today said the comments were not in good taste.

Escalating its attack against Mani Shankar Aiyar over his controversial remarks in Pakistani media, the BJP today called it "treason" and demanded an apology from Congress chief Sonia Gandhi.

Former Union minister and Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar today stoked a fresh controversy by reportedly saying, during a panel discussion on a Pakistani news channel, that "Prime Minister Narendra Modi needs to be removed if talks between the two nations have to resume."

The Congress has disassociated itself from party leader Mani Shankar Aiyar's statement in the wake of the Paris terror attacks even as it demanded "immediate removal" of Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan for his controversial remarks on the strikes.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said terror strikes from Pakistan-based attackers can only be stopped if India establishes its strength in more than just military terms - i.e., "armies and guns".

No stranger to controversy, veteran Congress leader and former Union Minister, Mani Shankar Aiyar on Sunday triggered a fresh row after coming out in praise of Pakistanis and terming them as the "biggest asset of India", Dawn reported.

Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar dropped by Delhi's Shaheen Baghon Tuesday evening to express solidarity with those protesting against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, but ended up wading into yet another controversy with his "qaatil (killer)" remark in his address to the crowd.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, referring to the controversial statements of Congress leaders Sam Pitroda and Mani Shankar Aiyar, said today that "two closest courtiers" of the Gandhi family had started "batting" on their own after the fifth phase of the national election.

The BJP today took on Rahul Gandhi over the revocation of suspension from his party of Mani Shankar Aiyar, who had used objectionable language against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying it exposed the Congress chief and his "love for a person of many controversies".

Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Sunday lashed out at the Congress after suspended party leader Mani Shankar Aiyar praised Muhammad Ali Jinnah amid a controversy surrounding his portrait at the Aligarh Muslim University or AMU. Mr Naqvi told news agency ANI that Mr Aiyar's statement revealed the "true feelings of the Congress party".

Gujarat assembly election 2017 saw a high-voltage campaign where Congress and the BJP got engaged in a bitter war of words. The BJP has not declared its chief ministerial candidate for Gujarat; however, the party ran an aggressive campaign with many senior leaders including BJP National President Amit Shah, Union Minister Arun Jaitley seeking vote...

Shatrughan Sinha, the BJP's in-house critic, today waded into a controversy over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's stunning allegation that "Pakistan is interfering in the Gujarat election" and opposition Congress leaders met with Pakistani officials at Mani Shankar Aiyar's house a day before the suspended Congress veteran made the "Neech" comment aga...

This is not an attempt to pre-empt judicial proceedings in the matter but with a view to educating a confused public, an attempt to place before readers the outlines of the defense so that readers might be better able to follow matters in the courts with informed understanding.

The Congress Party finds itself in a piquant position where, in a short span of about a week, three of its senior leaders are at the centre of an unsavoury controversy, each of their own making.

Stepping up attack on Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar over his controversial remarks in Pakistani media, Haryana minister Anil Vij today demanded registration of a sedition case against him.

Slamming Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar for his controversial statement in Pakistani media, Union Rural Development Minister Chaudhary Birender Singh today said the comments were not in good taste.

Escalating its attack against Mani Shankar Aiyar over his controversial remarks in Pakistani media, the BJP today called it "treason" and demanded an apology from Congress chief Sonia Gandhi.

Former Union minister and Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar today stoked a fresh controversy by reportedly saying, during a panel discussion on a Pakistani news channel, that "Prime Minister Narendra Modi needs to be removed if talks between the two nations have to resume."

The Congress has disassociated itself from party leader Mani Shankar Aiyar's statement in the wake of the Paris terror attacks even as it demanded "immediate removal" of Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan for his controversial remarks on the strikes.