Minister of State for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Giriraj Singh landed himself in another political controversy on Wednesday, saying Sonia’s “white skin” had been a ticket to securing the top job in the Congress Party.
Stoking the controversy further, he further queried, “If Rajiv (Gandhi) had married a Nigerian, things would have been different.”
The Congress lashed out at the BJP for the comment. “It reflects the BJP mindset,” a party spokesperson said.
This was not the first time that Giriraj Singh had courted controversy. Shortly after the BJP won the 2014 elections, he had asked all those opposing Prime Minister Narendra Modi to move to Pakistan.