Mani Shankar Aiyar

'Every inch of PoK belongs to India and no force can snatch it': Amit Shah

During an election rally in Jharkhand, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that every inch of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) belonged to India and no force could snatch it away from India

'Pak has atom bomb': Mani Shankar Aiyar's old video sparks row, BJP retorts

In an old and now-viral video, Congress' Mani Shankar Aiyar warned that if not respected, Pakistan may consider using its atomic bomb against India

Cong's Mani Shankar Aiyar again calls Pak people 'biggest asset of India'

'The Pakistanis, from my experience, have been the people who perhaps overreact to the other side. If we are friendly, they are over-friendly, and if we are hostile, they get overly hostile' Aiyar s

Cong, not Rajiv responsible for unlocking of Babri Masjid gates: Aiyar

Senior Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar has said the party and not former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi was responsible for unlocking of Babri Masjid gates and asserted that the "BJP-planted" Arun Nehru was behind it. Aiyar also said his guess is that had Gandhi been alive and been the prime minister instead of P V Narasimha Rao, Babri Masjid would still be standing, the BJP would have been given an appropriate riposte and he would have found a solution similar to the one that the Supreme Court arrived at years later. He hailed the Congress top brass' decision to decline the invitation for the January 22 Ram temple consecration ceremony. Aiyar was speaking on Friday at the launch of his book "The Rajiv I Knew And Why He Was India's Most Misunderstood Prime Minister", published by Juggernaut. "He (Gandhi) was saying keep the masjid and build the temple. The Supreme Court said make the temple and make the masjid somewhere else. In a sense, the judgement is the same as the conclusion

Summoning TMC's Mahua, no action against BJP's Bidhuri: Mani Shankar Aiyar

Senior Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar on Sunday alleged that the summoning of TMC MP Mahua Moitra by the Ethics Committee of Parliament over the cash-for-query row and no strict action against BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri for objectionable remark in Lok Sabha show double standards' on part of the Centre. He also claimed that the country has been passing through a very "critical stage" and that democracy is in "danger". Aiyar was speaking here at the launch of former chief election commissioner S Y Quraishi's book, 'India's Experiment with Democracy-The Life of Nation Through Its Elections'. "The spirit of the Indian Constitution must be protected. Each of our three pillars of democracy--the legislative, executive and judiciary--needs to remain strong. They constitute not only the form of parliamentary democracy but also its spirit. But it's not happening. The current dispensation at the Centre is adopting a different approach or has double standards in dealing with TMC's Mahua Moitra a

Remembering Deepak Lal: The last of the true intellectuals?

Deepak put a lot of premium on evidence, hard evidence, and was a pioneer in thinking about poverty and inequality

Mani Shankar Aiyar justifies 'neech' jibe at PM, asks 'wasn't I prophetic?'

Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar was back in the news on Tuesday with an article justifying his "neech" jibe against Prime Minister Narendra Modi two years ago, prompting the BJP to call him "abuser-in-chief" and his party arrogant. In an article, written for Rising Kashmir, Aiyar also slammed Modi on a series of issues and asked, "Remember how I described him on 7 December 2017? Was I not prophetic?" In 2017, the former Union minister called Modi "neech aadmi" following which he was suspended from the Congress party. BJP spokesperson G V L Narasimha Rao put out a tweet saying "Abuser-in-chief' Aiyar" had returned to justify his 2017 'Neech' jibe. "... Aiyar then apologized & hid behind poor Hindi excuse. Now he says he was prophetic. Congr revoked his suspension last year for filthy outburst.Double speak & arrogance of @INCIndia on display again!" he said. Reacting to the article, which triggered a fresh political row, BJP's IT Cell head Amit Malviya referred to Congress .

Aiyar suspended as remark against Modi damages Cong: Top 10 developments

Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar on Thursday triggered a major political storm by calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi a 'neech aadmi'

Amit Shah lists expressions used by Congress leaders against Modi

Aiyar had called PM Modia Neech insaan

Not a Hindi speaker, messed up in translation: Aiyar on 'Modi Neech' remark

He said he never meant low-born

Rahul Gandhi wants Aiyar to apologise for his 'neech' remark on Modi

Modi, who was in Surat, latched on to Aiyar's comments, saying it was an insult to Gujarat

Aiyar gave 'supari' in Pakistan to get me removed, alleges Modi

Mani Shankar Aiyar says he is ready for any punishment if the Congress suffers damage in the Gujarat elections for his 'neech aadmi' jibe at Modi

Congress revokes Mani Shankar Aiyar's suspension from primary membership

Aiyar was suspended from the party in December 2017 after he referred Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a 'neech aadmi' (low-minded)

Aiyar kicks another storm, says 'I get love in Pakistan, hatred in India'

Aiyar's comments came days after Pakistan-based terrorists on February 10 killed six persons in an attack at Sunjawan army base camp in Jammu region

Congress will revoke my suspension, says Mani Shankar Aiyar

The Congress had also issued him a show cause notice over the remarks

Mani Shankar Aiyar: The veteran Congressman is down but not out

Over lamb, prawns and noodles, Anjali Puri finds the veteran Congressman uncharacteristically rattled but far from abject

BJP leader moves court seeking sedition case against Mani Shankar Aiyar

The petitioner seeks to book Aiyar and others present under conspiracy and sedition charges

Ready for whatever punishment if Cong suffers any damage in Gujarat: Aiyar

Congress is suspended Aiyar from primary membership of the party

Congress suspends Aiyar over his 'neech aadmi' jibe against Modi

Congress leader Randeep Surjewala said the action showed the party's 'Gandhian leadership' and respect for the political rival

Only Sonia and Rahul can become next Congress chief: Mani Shankar Aiyar

The nomination for the post of party president is likely to start from October 10 provided there is more than one candidate in the fray