BJP Slams Rahul Gandhi Over Tripura Student's Death, Cites Pitroda's Racial Remarks

• Anjel Chakma, a 24-year-old MBA student from Tripura, died after a racial attack in Dehradun on December 9.
• Rahul Gandhi condemned the incident as a "horrific hate crime," blaming BJP's "hate-spewing leaders" for normalizing hate.
• BJP spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari countered, highlighting Uttarakhand CM's swift action and 5 arrests in the case.
• Bhandari accused Congress of "casual racism," citing Sam Pitroda's past remarks calling North-Eastern people "Chinese."
• Pitroda's controversial May 2024 comments compared various Indian regions' people to different ethnicities, drawing widespread condemnation.

Why It Matters: Political war erupts between BJP and Rahul Gandhi over a student's racial attack death and past racial remarks.