New Delhi: The Congress has come out with a weak defence of Robert Vadra's statement about 'mango people in a banana republic'. Congress spokesperson Renuka Chowdhary has said that the remark was meant to be taken lightly. Talking to CNN-IBN Deputy Editor Sagarika Ghose on Face The Nation, Chowdhary also said that Arvind Kejriwal has not yet substantiated his allegations against Vadra.
"This is an era of communication where you have platforms like Facebook, twitter to speak. There is also a generational shift where people speak with humour. So, it should be taken lightly," Chowdhary said.
Vadra's comment came under immense criticism, especially from India Against Corruption. IAC member Arvind Kejriwal's associate Kumar Vishwas demanded that Vadra apologises for insulting India by calling it a banana republic. At his October 9 press conference, kejriwal also took a dig at Vadra. He started his press conference with a sarcastic reference to Vadra saying, "The mango people of this country sent us evidence and we are presenting that today."
Vadra deleted his Facebook account after a furore over his status message. Before deleting his account, Vadra reportedly wrote on his page, "Obviously it seems I have people on my Facebook account who do not have a sense of humour. Everything I write becomes news and further debates on television?? I have decided to delete my account." ...
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10:10 AM, Oct 12, 2012
Rober Vadra, in a Facebook post, wrote 'Mango people in a banana republic'. Tonight at 10, CNN-IBN Deputy Editor Sagarika Ghose discusses with a panel of experts whether the elite should be much more careful about how they speak. You can ask a question to our panelists here or tweet us @face_the_nation.
11:14 AM, Oct 11, 2012
On The Last Word, Karan Thapar asks a panel of experts - How should we judge between Kejriwal's allegations and DLF, Vadra's rebuttal? ...
09:34 PM, Oct 08, 2012
After facing allegations of financial irregularities for the last three days, Robert Vadra on Monday decided to close his Facebook account. ...
07:04 PM, Oct 08, 2012
New Delhi: Even as the government ruled out a probe into business dealings between Robert Vadra and realty major DLF, the war of words between activist-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal and Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law on the social media over the corruption charges continued to evoke sharp political reactions across the country on Monday. While Finance Minister P Chidambaram said the government cannot look into private transactions unless there are specific allegations of...
06:30 PM, Oct 08, 2012
New Delhi: Social activist Arvind Kejriwal on Monday took a dig at the son-in-law of Congress President Sonia Gandhi, Robert Vadra over his Facebook status that read, 'Mango men in a banana republic', in an apparent jibe at Kejriwal and senior Supreme Court lawyer Prashant Bhushan who have accused Vadra of financial impropriety. Hitting back at Vadra over his status and taking the term 'aam aadmi' quite literally, Kejriwal tweeted,...
03:42 PM, Oct 08, 2012
New Delhi: Congress President Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra on Monday deleted his Facebook account after a furore over his new status message that read, "Mango people in a banana republic," in an apparent dig at India Against Corruption (IAC) member Arvind Kejriwal and senior Supreme Court lawyer Prashant Bhushan, who on Friday, levelled allegations of corruption against him. Before deleting his account, Vadra reportedly wrote on his page, "Obviously...
02:02 PM, Oct 08, 2012
New Delhi: After reports that Congress President Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra posted a new Facebook status that read, 'Mango people in banana republic', India Against Corruption (IAC) asked him to apologise. IAC member Arvind Kejriwal's associate Kumar Vishwas demanded that Vadra apologise for insulting India by calling it a banana republic. "Today Robert Vadra has written 'mango people in banana republic' on his Facebook page. He insulted our country...
10:51 AM, Oct 08, 2012
New Delhi: After reports that Congress President Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra posted a new Facebook status that read, 'Mango people in banana republic', India Against Corruption (IAC) asked him to apologise. IAC member Arvind Kejriwal's associate Kumar Vishwas demanded that Vadra apologise for insulting India by calling it a banana republic. "Today Robert Vadra has written 'mango people in banana republic' on his Facebook page. He insulted our country...
08:36 AM, Oct 08, 2012
