Congress' Sam Pitroda says he's ‘very concerned’ about state of democracy in India
Rajeev Chandrasekhar slams Sam Pitroda over Ram Mandir remark, says it represents Rahul Gandhi's thinking Describing the similar political atmosphere in the developing and developed countries, Sam Pitroda said, “So I have friends in many of these countries, and I believe the problems are very similar. The authoritarian regimes are getting more attention, institutions are bending, they are losing their independence.
people are not sure what is right, what is wrong because social media is amplifying lies, so these are the concerns." The Indian Overseas Congress chairman also highlighted the rise of an elite regime and how people are challenging it. Also Read | Ram Mandir row: Congress distances itself from Sam Pitroda’s remarks, says 'he doesn’t speak for party' “…if you go back in history we always had kings and queens, and they were totally elites running societies.
Whether those working in India or in Britian or in France or Germany or wherever, that lasted for hundreds of years and all of a sudden they were eliminated with revolution in France, Russia ultimately fall of British Raj and a new set of elites emerged." He said, “These elites were politicians and businessmen with big money and some intellectuals. Now I believe that regime is falling apart.
People are challenging these elites. People say you haven't done your job.
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