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SONIA GANDHI
She and her children are more Indian than any Indian including me born in India, residing in Canada since 1975, I have studied, travelled, worked around the world for over 50 years, my reply is based on my learning, experience. Most of the people of India are still uncivilized and believe in Cow, fight for Jati Vad, religion and Tantrik vidya. Indian leaders lack knowledge, proper skill, moral to rule India as a law-abiding nation. I provide my story which would demonstrate that India in 2021 is a hooligan regime where no one’s life and the property is safe. In 2002-2003 my father’s properties were foreclosed, no one in India was willing to help my father by redeeming the foreclosures, he decided to go under the train to kill himself. I was visiting my father with my Japanese wife, father cried to me for my help, I agreed to redeem the foreclosures on two conditions that my father was not allowed to transfer or sell his properties without my prior written approval, he agreed his advocates made a power of attorney appointing me and my younger brother as our father’s attorneys. In 2004 my brother, his family, my sister compelled our father to transfer his properties to the two sons of my brother he refused and was murdered by my brother, his wife and four others from our family. In 2017 I filed the partition suits of our parental property. the six people who murdered our father are attempting to murder me so that they can steal my shares and escape paying the fathers debt. My co-shareholders reasons that my wife was born in Japan and she is not a Brahmin and my three children Maya, Anil and Sara the name is Indian but they are born out of India therefore they are not entitled fathers property where I have made 100 % investment. Sonia, Rahul and Priyanka are freedom fighters.
You are Indian and will always be a bad Indian. You will never be Cabdian. They will use and abuse you. You critisize Indians as cow worshipper but your forefathers were the same. If you have balls critisize Church for their malpractices and see how they will bugger you.
There is no comparison… We all know Antonia maino is geneticly and racially an Italian lady ….while akshay Kumar is geneticly & racially an Indian (also he doesn’t belong to any political party). Antonia maino congress should accept the reality and stop using the ‘Sonia gandhi’ it’s a fake name ….you can’t fool the people of India
This article is clearly wrong by a congress bought journalist. Completely absurd, illogical, failure and no understanding of politics.
To be in a government of a country, the requirements are that the person should be born in that country. Which Sonia Maino is NOT, she married an Indian guy (whose religious orientation is questionable) and it is the sovereign right of any country to put the person in charge that they trust is FOR the country, not anti nationalistic.
It is the right of the citizens to question the Congress party regardless of how long they’ve been in power, so Sonia Maino should not have issues with that unless she’s a fascist, undemocratic and against freedom of speech. Just because the congress don’t like the truth, they cannot stop it from being said, clearly a lot to hide hence the hatred towards nationalists, pro Indians & pro Hindus.
Arnab Goswami is a first class reporter, true reporting, free from the corrupted Congress and it’s links to islamic states as well as the mafia. The circumstances in which Nehru ran the government after independence was a TEMPORARY set up he was nit voted in and he was only supposed to be in power for 1 year. Instead the dynasty politics was played and the corrupted congress have passed the governance down to their children for years, which is undemocratic. India is a democracy not a dictatorship and if it was a dictatorship, real Hindus and pure Indians would be the dictators in a Hindu country. Never foreigners, born elsewhere or another religion.
In islamic countries, they only let muslims in their governments. Perhaps the jurno writing this can write about whether a non muslim could enter their politics instead of expecting India to have non Indians in power. India is a sovereign independent country that has intelligent population, as well as the Indian diaspora in the West and around the world. Support Arnab Goswami, true reporting, nationalism, proud if Hinduism and want real Indians in power. Question the Indians will and won’t carry on with the wrongs in history, but CORRECT them. Time for congress is over.
By abusing sonia gandhi, indias daughter in law,we are degrading our own image.indias image.if she has her faults point them out.Dont call her names,dont spoil her character by caling her bar girl or anything.if u people are so much into india why wasting such a huge amount on trumps welcome.Why any of u want to settle outside india and want those people/country to accept you.why anyone marry foreign girl?why u watch katrina kaif?why u like jacqueline?? Arent they foreigners too?? Or u can enjoy dance of these actresses? Clap for them but cant show an ounce of dignity for the widow of our former prime minister? This shows the so called sanskar of indian people?? In the end,i just hope no country grants citizenship to indian people.let them come took them as labour and when they were incapable of doing work..deport them.the people who judges others on the basis of indian/non indian.No country should hurt their prestigious ego by taking them as citizen.?
No one abused Antonia Maino till She and her party involved in all sort of Scandals and Corruption with astronomical figures . Just read how She ran Congress as her personal property and made money by indulging in shady deals . You will do yourself good by reading about how she took over National herald fraudulently and how her daughter forced yes bank owner to buy a painting ( which was gifter to Congress by MF husain ) at an astronomical price .She enjoyed the respect and love of whole countery when she get widowed . She was and still is president of the grand old party . But she can’t command the respect by indulging in corruption and let loose her party members to help themselves loot india . She got unlimited love from this country without doing a thing for country , and now her own actions earned her hate and scoff from countrymen , and her minions in The print and other media houses are howling .
By the way….during last 6 years, none of the so called Scams have been brought in front by the Modi Govt and what abt Black Money??
Whereas i find mylself ASHAMED as i voted for BJP:
BJP Party which got DEGRADED ITS VALUES DURING LAST 5 YEARS AND LOST ETHICAL PPLITICS OF ATAL JEE??
I AM WORRIED THAT BJP WILL LOSE THE NEXT LOKSABHA ELECTIONS ,IF THEY CONTINUE WITH DIRTY POLITICS ON VARIOUS INTERNAL MATTERS AND STATE MATTERS
is akshay kumar a politician and looted the country and made corruptions like 2 g scam, coal gate, cwg, bofors, adharsh, ………..?
moreover he given 25 crores of his hard earned money what about so called italians?
By abusing sonia gandhi, indias daughter in law,we are degrading our own image.indias image.if she has her faults point them out.Dont call her names,dont spoil her character by caling her bar girl or anything.if u people are so much into india why wasting such a huge amount on trumps welcome.Why any of u want to settle outside india and want those people/country to accept you.why anyone marry foreign girl?why u watch katrina kaif?why u like jacqueline?? Arent they foreigners too?? Or u can enjoy dance of these actresses? Clap for them but cant show an ounce of dignity for the widow of our former prime minister? This shows the so called sanskar of indian people??
Why do you celebrate sunny leone but cannot show respect to a former PMs wife?
Instead of you I don’t see anyone respecting sunny leone. Their is a difference between born in India and being born outside of India.
Indian Guy: What is the difference between being born in India and being born outside of India? Does being born in India make you inherently more loyal to India? A better person? Does being born outside India make you an enemy of India? Worse persons than Indians? What happens when you relinquish your Indian nationality and become Canadian, American or Italian? Or relinquish your Canadian, Italian, American nationality and become Indian?
What is your profession Sir?
Tera Baap: Ms Gandhi was no bargirl. But then, uncouth pimps who do not respect women cannot be expected to suddenly improve their vocabulary and argue cogently can they ?
Akshay Kumar has donated 25 crore to Indians for fighting against Corona virus… What miss Antonio Mayno (Sonia Gandhi) did? Just some tweets and foolish speeches against govt. ??? We are not fools idiot. We know who is right for nation who is wrong
She lost her husband, who sacrificed his life in the cause of the nation. To me, this sacrifice is priceless. I don’t know as to how the “andh bhakts” like you would evaluate this supreme sacrifice?
rahul gandhi as a fact was never interested in indian politics and he didnt sacrificed his life, he was assasinated just like other members od gandhi family libtard
The quote that applies to foul-mouthed individuals with obnoxious handles is:
“It’s better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than open it and remove all doubt”
It should be Rajiv Gandhi. Rahul is still alive.
Agree.
Mr Sambhav: Assuming that your claim that Ms Sonia Gandhi has not donated anything to fight the Corona virus is true, it still leaves unanswered the question:
“Is Indian citizenship maintained solely on the condition that you make charitable donations ?”
In other words, do you lose your citizenship if you do not make contributions to charities? Additionally, how the hell are you certain that Ms Gandhi did not make any charitable contributions ? After all, there are many, many philanthropic persons who prefer to contribute silently and anonymously.
And since you sing praises to Mr Akshay Kumar’s charitable donations, would you also be able to confirm that he pays his taxes to India ? Or is he like other members of the film fraternity one who has his money stashed away in foreign locales like Amitabh Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai have done in Panama?
Are you sure that Akshay Kumar indulges in this charity solely for altruistic reasons and nothing else? When I contributed to the Kerala floods sometime ago, many of my friends in India wanted the money channelled through their accounts such that they could get a tax break on the donations they made. Likewise, isn’t Akshay Kumar not getting some tax and immense political mileage out of this highly publicised donation?
Mr Sambhav, you claim
“We are not fools idiot”
At least I know have an idea of who happens to be a fool and an idiot rolled into one !
We are not that fool. If she had made donation media would have given her some attention. I don’t have any grudges to Sonia gandhi or any other family. But
They are filled with scams that means you are not responsible enough. When you take more than what you earn. That is not responsible. Akshay earns khud kar and spents khud ka. He earns from movies and make it. What sonia do. Buy land at rupees 2 and selll it 2000000 rupees. Is this good policy ? It is not important what you do sometimes but it is very important how you do ?
Sunny leone is a porn star. Does that means whole country shall worship her. She has been told to be in limited attire and sense. And she is in that. That’s it. No one hates sonia gandhi. But when you go to some responsible Position act for it. Okay. That’s it. Not filling pockets of your son in law. Or listen every parents want ki mere bachche ka career set hi jaaye. But you won’t set career in the name of country and make country fool. Why 1.3 billion people have to go in there personal matter.
Here, she announced she will give ticket money to labourers. And we all know truth. What she did ? What her party workers did giving pamphlet to labour that ticket is paid by there sonia ji.
Print already sucks a lot.
I remembered the name Anamika, Kili joshiyar and Murtada.
O my god they are very laborious people in this comment section regarding defending Antonio Maino,?
Mr Devashish Kumar : Thank you for the “compliment “. Do you have any arguments to add or is that too demanding an intellectual activity for you Sir ?
AKASHAY KUMAR BORN AND BROUGHT UP IN INDIA AS A INDIAN .HE JUST HAVE CANADIAN CITIZENSHIP….HE IS INDIAN…DONT SPREAD ANY FAKE NEWS.. bar girl is not born in india as a indian.
Akshay is a canadian, just because he looks Indian does not make him Indian. He has voluntarily given up his Indian citizen. He is a professional actor, making a lot of money from India .
Why is it hard for people who celebrate sunny leone as their own, to show a little respect for a former prime ministers wife.
Excellent retort Mr Satchit !
The tone of this is already suppotive of her. And considering the long time they had india in their hands and the development during that time verses development of India and pr with other nations during the short period Modi has been in power. Clearly they haven’t done a decent job. Please answer this. Why is the pm relief fund not accessible to the pm without mainos signature. It belongs to the office and counter. It’s not supposed to be her personal fund.
Mr/Ms Ana: When the tone of Arnab Goswami’s rants can not only be vile and disrespectful but also downright vengeful when it comes to Ms Sonia Gandhi, is there anything wrong in other publications writing in a civilised manner and taking an opposing view ? Or has India come to a stage when the only thing the media is allowed to do is sing praises to Modi and shower abuses upon others who oppose PM Modi?
And then, with regard to development, the economy that MMS bequeathed NaMo was in far better shape than what it is today. Much of today’s economic troubles, in particular jobless growth, rural distress, devastation of the informal sector, growing inequality etc. is manmade or rather Modi made. It all comes down to incompetence, distrust of economists, an over-reliance on RSS apparatchiks, centralisation of power in Delhi with one man and a dogmatic pursuit of Hindutva. This almost Trump like disdain of experts like Dr Raghuram Rajan reached its pinnacle with demonetisation – a foolish measure that devastated the informal sector where 82% of Indians work and brought the agricultural sector on its knees. And that folly was followed up by another other – GST.
I am no supporter of the Congress or an admirer of Ms Sonia Gandhi – far from it. But the fact remains that the gains made from liberalisation of the Indian economy under the Narasimha Rao government, continued onwards by the Vajpayee govt and then by UPA until 2014 ahve been thoroughly squandered by the Delhi University “graduate”.
Who is this killi joshiyar…she/he has defended a lot…so much free time she/he has
Weird submission. You mean to say just by having free time one can write as much as he wants. Don’t you require brains to do that? Aren’t his/her arguments valid and well supported?
Ms Soumya: Thank you for having taken notice of the musings of this humble clerk. Am indeed honoured that busy, and presumably highly educated intellectuals like the Soumyas of this world have so much free time on their hands that they read my posts. What more can yours truly, a simple and not so very well read chap in a corner office ask for?
Once again, thank you very much Ms Soumya !!
My own thinking
The other day I spent some time on finding out as to which language these words are from, and also what do they mean literally. I came to know that these are Malayalam words depicting the profession of a “parrot astrologer”. So you see he/she must be getting lot of free time in between the customers to chip in with his/her lengthy defences of an “Italian lady” (as per Arnab). To me, she is a naturalised Indian now, who could have been the Indian PM if astrology had favored her. Even now, there is a remote possibility of it; Advani ji was hopeful even after well into his eighties, but Modi ji- his disciple- spoilt his cart, instead of giving “guru dakshina” to him like Eklavya. By the way, “parrot astrology” seems to be the next best profession for the unemployed after “pakoda” selling. What do you think Ms/Mr Soumya?
Brilliant Mr Murtada !!!
Parrots are far more trustworthy than “patriots” like Arnab Goswami !
Kya Sonia Gandhi apke chacha ki ladki hai ya fufa ki. I think you are frustrated from your life. People who pick sides have no credibility and integrity so that makes you no different than Arnab Goswami, the difference is he has achieved far more than you will ever achieve in your lifetime. Think about it. Peace!
Achillies: Thank you for your concerns about my life and my possible frustrations. I am happy to report that I am not frustrated !
As regards your assessment of my “credibility” and “integrity”, well I don’t care two hoots. You know nothing about me, and what I may or may not have achieved. At least one achievement I can tout here is that you have not been able to muster a single argument to counter my many comments to this article.
Basic decency, listening to other viewpoints which I may not personally endorse and respect and courtesy for other human beings, regardless of their ethnic origins or religion are virtues that I strive to cultivate and hence, I am not in competition with Arnab Goswami. I have no intention of becoming Josef Goebbels 2.0 – that post has been taken by Arnab Goswami.
So go pour yourself a stiff peg of gomutra, sit on a charpoy with your gaurakshak buddies, indulge in the favourite male pastime in the Hindi belt viz. scratching your privates in public places and think about what I wrote. And yes peace as you suggest. So also advise your gaurakshak buddies to be peaceful and not indulge in any lynching !
Dear Jyoti Akshay Kumar (Rajiv Bhatia) has surrendered his honorary Canadian citizenship. So don’t bother him. Antonia Maino is an Italian by birth and it’s a fact, kindly don’t try to hide it
Mr Pinaki Routray: So Akshay Kumar, like India’s many “Aaya Ram, Gaya Ram” politicians wanders from being an Indian national to being a Canadian and then back to being an Indian national. So where do his loyalties lie? Or are such awakward questions about loyalty not asked of opportunistic BJP bhakths but only of minorities like Muslims and Christians?
Let Akshay, Sunita, Kalpana file appears for elections. We shall discuss about them. Till then, they are private citizens.
Now, as for Sonia, she filed and won elections. Hence debate about when, how and why she got the Indian citizenship, is relevant. When she got married to an Indian? When she filed for citizenship? When did she relinquish her Italian passport? Are her children too not Italian citizens? She became Indian, the moment she smelt a chance to loot and route Indian money abroad, worse than the Brits.
Now I strongly believe that Ms Sonia Gandhi’s decision to reject the offer of becoming the PM of India after her party’s impressive win in 2004 general elections was a grave mistake.
She never rejected PM position but at that time she was not surrender her Italian CitizenShip and even she was not accepted the Indian citizenship so because of that she was not eligible for PM.
this articles seems to have attracted bhakts and paid-bhakts like flies to a honey pot. have fun while you can because ‘sab yaad rakha jayega’…
no your logic is not logical. gere has american passport and akshay has canedian passport. so that makes akshay a canedian.
Well said Ms Anamika !
your news source must be quite slow anamkia ji, as of December 2019 he has already applied for Indian citizenship, also btw akshay has always donated for various causes, the most recent case being his donation to fight covid-19, how much has sonia gandhi donated ???
Mr Vishal: Unlike Akshay Kumar, not all donors to charities make a media circus of their contributions. There are many who do so silently and anonymously. And since you claim that Ms Gandhi is not charitable, do you really have proof that she did not donate to charitable causes such as the current COVID crisis?
Additionally, in the case of a Bollywood star like Akshay Kumar, one can be rather sure that like other members of the film fraternity, he too has been dodging taxes. Maybe, like Amitabh Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai, he too has a Panama Papers dossier and a cash stash outside the country ..
And then, isn’t there a quid pro quo of some sorts with the ruling BJP here? Maybe the BJP will go soft on his income tax problems in return for his participating in more scripted interviews with Modi ? Or perhaps he has political ambitions of his own? Any suggestions Mr Vishal ?
Bar lady has Italian passport and her kids too… they are Italians….?
Mr Vijay: But Akshay, like millions of Indians in the West, ditched his Indian nationality and obtained a foreign one. On the other hand, Ms Gandhi surrendered her Italian nationality to become an Indian national – a route less travelled if I may say so.
And then we have the many thousands of Indians, affiliated with every – I re-iterate every – political party who stash away their wealth in overseas offshore accounts or even run simply away from their commitments to tax authorities in India. Vijay Mallya, Lalit Modi, Nirav Modi, Vijay Adani, Amitabh Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai etc. dodge taxes in India. Some flee, whilst others – such as the Bachchan family – are so well connected that they needn’t flee. Are they Indian Mr Vijay? Did you see Akshay Kumar and Amitabh Bachchan stand in queues to deposit their demonetised notes Mr Vijay ?
lol.. connection kya hai.. how hard it is to think of Akshay as Indian and Sonia Gandhi as non-Indian? Secondly, there is also a virtue called deed – one guy has donated big monies in almost all natural calamities or terrorist attack while the other mostly seem to have played appeasement politics.. like I doubt anybody ever heard anything from her or her party on killing of Kamlesh Tiwari while you would see her or the party she heads standing first in the queue if someone like an Akhlaq gets killed.. so although the game has been going on for a while but people have become more aware and see things better now.
Is there a law which states that you must take your citizenship ASAP ?
Well, that law is followed by most Indians in the West, including the many Modi bhakths who finance the BJP through dubious contributions. As soon as you are eligible to get Canadian, British, American, Australian or German nationality, virtually every Indian applies for his new nationality and flings his old Indian passport at the local Indian Embassy. At the very least, unlike 99% of Indian immigrants in the West, Ms Gandhi wnet the other way and renounced her Western passport for n Indian one. With all the inconveniences such a move entails.
Attack Ms Gandhi’s politics, but not her persona . But I undersatnd that Godse worshippers don’t get told that do they ?
Mr Kili
This is very barbaric way of defending Miss Antonia Maino alias Sonia fake ” Gandhi” Please do not mix up politics of India with economic migrants of India to Western Countries as if they are commiting a crime . Its shameful and sad to see that journalists like you happy to degrade and defame BJP supporters which has majority support of Indian electoral . So going by your logic those supporting BJP means worshippers of Godse then who support ” Congress” and Nehru dynasty means supporters of anti-Sikh riots 1984, imposing of national emergency and conducting mass sterilization, Bofors Scandals,Common Wealth scandals. Arnab questioned why Sonia was silent on Palghar lynching when they strongly opposed Aklaq killing . Nehru dynasty always did and still continuing muslim appeasement politics which is why they are loosing majority support of Indian electoral. Lastly , Mrs Sonia submitted her Italian citizenship only she could become Indian Prime Minister so her family and associates can loot India and not doing any favor to India in any way.
Mr Venkat: Thanks for your response ! Indeed a privilege for barbarians like me to be debating with highly civilised people like the Venkats of this world !
Some facts that seem to escape civilised men like you:
1. I am no journalist as you allege – just a simple clerk.
2. The BJP does not – I repeat does not – have the support of the majority of Indians as you suggest. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP received less than 38% of votes cast, ref: https://bit.ly/35nnWod But then, the terrible first-past-the-post electoral system that Indian and other former British colonies inherited ensures that there is no correlation between votes won and seats won.
3. Indian migrants, not only to the West but also to Muslim countries are primarily economic migrants – regardless of the type of work they do. And remittances and lobbying from the Indian diaspora often influence Indian politics. Indeed, in many instances, the diaspora has an outsize influence in the countries they leave. Thus, Irish immigrants in the US hold great sway in the politics of Ireland; many Sikh immigrants in the West supported and financed the Khalistan movement for secession from India; Sri Lankan Tamil emigrés were active in the secession movement in that country; Cuban emigrés in the US impact US politics towards Cuba and so on. Indeed, the BJP has taken it one step further and has tried to influence UK elections by extremely dubious methods. The hardline Hindu organisation Overseas Friends of the BJP (OFBJP) has attempted to influence elections in the UK by asking Hindus to turn their backs on the Labour party !!! Ref: https://cnn.it/3aSto3D
BOTTOMLINE: Indian migrants influence Indian politics back home home, usually by financing political parties and movements.
4. I watched the Arnab Goswami oral open defaecation show. Honestly, even an unquestioning Modi cult chap like you with a smidgen of deceny would admit that India’s Joseph Goebbels personified was shedding crocodile tears for the victims of the lynching – his main objective was vilification and indeed, below the belt, uncouth attacks on an Indian citizen. I am no fan of either Ms Gandhi or the man you choose to deify viz. Narendra Modi. But my humble submission is that they are both Indian citizens and one needs to criticise their policies and record. Not their ethnic origins, gender, religious affiliations, caste etc. For sure, the UPA and the Congress have been embroiled in scandals of all sorts – Bofors, 2G, Commonwealth Games etc. Just as the BJP has been embroiled in its own scandals – The Westend sting the Tehelka revealed, the Kargil coffin scams, the Rafale scam, the Godhra pogroms, NPAs, demonetisation that favoured the BJP but targetted the opposition and so on. Indeed, when the BJP is voted out of power, more scandals will be unearthed. Admittedly, with few press freedoms in India now, it is unlikely that any BJP transgressions will get revealed.
I will stop here. But my parting salvo to you is that there is utterly, I repeat utterly no difference between the Congress and the BJP. More so when you realise that many BJP politicians are scam tainted Congressmen escaping the long arm of the law by joining the BJP. Or, as Arun Shourie so brilliantly put it:
Congress + Cow = BJP.
Even a barely educated clerk like me understands that equation Mr Venkat !
Mother Teresa = Indian, Sister Nibedita = Indian, Amrita Sher-gil = Indian. So why not Sonia Gandhi?
Only narrow minded people who don’t understand the difference between nationalism and patriotism, those who think their narrow identities are more important than humanism; those who are Hindus first, Indians next and humans last – if at all, endlessly bring up the “Indian” question.
Mr Amit Shrivastava: 2 sentences and 9 words is all you are able to spit out.
Puzzlingly, the presumably very logical and extensively well-read Amit Shrivastava is utterly unable to marshal a single argument to clarify why he thinks:
a) the article lacks logic
b) why it is the worst ever article written on this earth.
RIP: Debate in India. I don’t know whether this is the worst ever comment written on this earth.
Your first sentence itself is a bit of a giveaway and your logic is poor. Since akshay was born in India and acquired Canadian citizenship, we still consider him indian. Sonia was born in Italy and acquired indian citizenship well into her marriage to an Indian. And yes, that’s why we consider her Italian. So no contradiction there.
The conclusion should have been as to what should we do for the loudmouth Arnab to learn Indianness/mannerisms rather than asking what Ms Gandhi should do to appear as an Indian to some crooks in India.
Arnab comes out less Indian and more like a Nazi in a suit à là Hitler’s propaganda Minister Josef Goebbels. Ms Gandhi is far more Indian than this rabid pitbull who poisons the minds of ordinary Indians and make the already xenophobic, intolerant bhakth into an attack dog like himself.
She is the real crook. She has quite literally looted Indians, and continues to be out on bail in many cases. The real question is what will it take for Indians like you to get out of the “Foreign subservience” mentality?
The “foreign subservience” of about a lakh of bhakts like you was pretty much visible on Motera stands who were foolishly waiting to listen the beautiful word “Namaste” get dishonored by its pronouncement in a weird accent by a weird/zombie president who turned ungrateful enough within a few days of that event to threaten India with dire consequences if the ban on export of covid medicine facilitating US supplies was not lifted. As to the alleged looting by Ms Sonia/Congress party, the law of the land should have taken its course by now.!She should have been jailed. Why carrying out of her character assassination in this manner? And if you think that the PM-HM duo is engaged in filling the national coffers today for the public good, then you are in the deep slumber. Never in the history of governance in India, had the public coffers been so ruthlessly spent on personal image building and on the party consolidation through indulgence in all types of heinous and deceitful exercises of buying loyalties, creating and running dishonest media, executing plans to create religious divide in the society and what not. Never in the history, public funds were generated in so dubious and in-transparent manner, and in such enormity. And finally, keeping the entire system in a state of perpetual fear with no one at the helm of any institutions belonging to the four pillars of democracy showing courage to stand up against the authority, it is very easy to keep one’s white shirt spotless or acquire clean chits for himself, but the matter does not end there. There is a bigger judiciary which does not err. Please go on with your “andh bhakti” till that strikes, and strikes very hard.
Mr Frank Kannadiga: In your glaring inability and impotence to formulate a cogent reply to Mr Murtada above, you resort to the usual, tired tactic of name calling – “foreign subservience mentality” in this instance. All that Mr Murtada above asks is that Arnab Goswami behaves like the Indian he purports to be. Indeed, Ms Gandhi looks and behaves more like an Indian than this loudmouthed BJP pitbull.
Perhaps, like Mr Gandhi who always wears a spotless white sari, Mr Arnab Goswami could demonstrate his Indianness by turning up for his braying competitions in a dhoti and kurta !
Is Ms Sonia Gandhi ruling the country. The Indians are ruling the country. Why can’t the Indians take action. The 2 Hindu Sadhus are lynched by 70% belonging to the bjp as is given in the news. People are arrested and under investigation. 2 police are suspended, why they are not under investigation.
The state government is investigating the case in consultation of Home minister amit shah.
Is Ms Sonia Gandhi ruling the country. The Indians are ruling the country. Why can’t the Indians take action. The 2 Hindu Sadhus are lynched by 70% belonging to the bjp as is given in the news. People are arrested and under investigation. 2 police are suspended, why they are not under investigation.
The state government is investigating the case in consultation of Home minister amit shah.
Mr Hari: Yes he is. Whenever the BJP needs a publicity stunt to be done or when PM Modi needs to be seen as someone accessible to the media, useful idiots like Akshay Kumar get roped in to do the party’s bidding.
In anc case, is there a law which states that naturalised Indians cannot participate in public life? And haven’t you forgotten that people of Indian origins have made it to prominent positions in the UK, Canada, Australia etc.? Should these naturalised Indians have been barred from public life in their new countries of residence?
What is your definition of public life?
Read and find that we need deeper introspection on the subject.If a person is found guilty he should be legally punished with proof.If a person is working against the Country. he must be arrested under relevant laws with proof and with no loop holes for any reliefnThe government may invoke NSA and Sedition Laws We can not accuse others without proof.
The Congress “Family”, STILL, even after his CLEARLY winning TWO successive elections, views Modi as an usurper, a ‘Gatecrasher’ and an interloper in THEIR very OWN, divinely ordained New Delhi and the PM”s Office. If that is OK by you, then there is nothing wrong with the BJP’.s thinking.
From Kalpana Charla to Akshy Kumar all always seen in public to love India and be proud of being an Indian but Sonia Gandhi only loves power to rule India and never seen in public expressing her loves for India and her proudness as an Indian.
From Anita Williams to Akshya Kumar all loves India and feels proud to be an Indian but Sonia Gandhi only loves only power to rule India and never seen in public expressing her proudness of being an Indian.
Mr Om: So the famous “Om test of Indianness” entails standing in front of the public and saying that you are proud to be an Indian? Is that all ? I am sure your friends Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi, Lalit Modi, Vijay Adani etc. have all done. Hence, please send them a testimonial attesting to their having passed the “Om test of Indianness ” !!!!
Why don’t you also mention Sonia’s Gandhi’s party being major stakeholders in some of the biggest scams in modern Indian history? Augusta, 2G, Coal just to name a few. I guess that does not fit with the narrative you’re re trying to peddle.
Mr Frank Kannadiga: Thanks for your response !
My comment restricts itself to this disgusting tendency of name-calling of Ms Gandhi solely because of her ethnic origins. And making her an automatic target of suspicion because she is of Italian extraction. Not for a moment do I defend the scams conducted during various UPA and Congress regimes. But those scams make their way through the courts of the country and Indian law applies to the defendants regardless of their previous citizenship. They are not relevant to the current discussion i.e the tendency to regard non-Hindus, especially Muslims and Christians with suspicion. After all your buddy Arnab Goswami doesn’t question the thousands of Indians who have indulged in far greater scams and tax evasion schemes under both Congress and BJP regimes does he ?
And then Mr Frank Kannadiga, staying close to the land of the Kannadigas, do you have any idea of the amount of money stolen from the Karnataka exchequer by your beloved BJP CM Mr Yeddiyurappa ? And doesn’t this Hindutva touting thief continue to steal from Kannadigas like you ? Or do you, as a Kannadiga, prefer to get your pockets picked by a fellow Kannadiga ?
The writer must be a Congress **””licker? Shameless paid writer?
It is difficult to say if the writer is a paid blogger, but you are a creepy paid commenter, for sure.
Mr Sampathlal: If anybody who writes an article critical of the BJP is a Congress **”””” licker, well applying your impeccable logic leads me to conclude:
“Mr Sampathlal must be BJP **”””” licker.
It remains to be seen whether Mr Sampathlal is also an Arnab Goswami **”””” licker, given that he seems to be intoxicated on the hot air that Mr Goswami expels through his various orifices.
There are many here who question Ms Sonia Gandhi’s loyalty to India because of her Italian origins. Arnab Goswami, the vile, rabid pitbull and BJP’s equivalent of Nazi propaganda Minister Joseg Goebbels screams loudest of all the saffronistas. There are many who claim that Ms Gandhi steals from India, works for Italian interests, for the Vatican and what not. And going by the many comments here supporting this loudmouth’s virulent fascism and racism, one wonders if Indians and the BJP have forgotten that many of Indian origins serve in the governments of foreign countries in high positions. And few raise eyebrows about that in the West – they have after all, been elected to power.
Some examples:
The UK cabinet today has 2 Ministers of Indian extraction, Rishi Sunak & Priti Patel. Should voters in the UK have rejected these Indian origin politicians fearing that their loyalties lie with India and that they work for Golwalkar they might run off to India ?
Harjit Sajjan, a turban-wearing Sikh from Hoshiarpur, Punjab is the Defence Minister of Canada ? Any dangers to Canadian defence dear bhakths ? Would Harjit Sajjan do a Rafale type scam with some Ambani or an Ambani clone, pocket a lot of money and seek refuge in Hoshiarpur?
The problem with guttermouths like Arnab Goswami and his BJP financiers is that they seem to forget that most theft and treachery takes place in very sophisticated ways and most of the culprits are locals and often from majority communities or immigrants. Politicians like Congo’s Mobutu, Philippines’ Ferdinand Marcos, Haiti’s Jean-Claude Duvalier etc. were locals, not foreigners. Likewise, Lalit Modi, Nirav Modi, Vijay Mallya, Vijay Adani, Amitabh Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai, BJP politician Ravindra Kishore Sinha and the 400 + other tax evaders are very much Indian. Wonder why Aranab Goswami’s ire is not directed at these not so patriotic Indians. Scapegoating people who are different either because of ethnic origins, race, caste or religion as the BJP does through the likes of thugs masquerading as journalists is a surefire way to weaken the very fragile bonds that hold this fractious country together.
I am no admirer of the Congress or the BJP and I am certainly not enamoured by Ms Sonia Gandhi’s attempts to foist her useless, unpredictable son on the nation. But Ms Gandhi is an Indian and deserves to be treated with the same respect accorded to all Indians. Criticise her politics and policies as much as you want but not her race, origins or personal beliefs. But then, civil discourse is something neither the BJP nor its evil loudspeaker are capable of right ?
But none of Indian origin ministers are owner of ruling party in any foreign country.
This cunning Italian lady even submitted her fake degree of Cambridge University to Parliament, eventually that truth was unfolded by Mr Subramanian Swamy with proof.
Which Indian origin minister submits any fake degree and gets ministerial seat in foreign countries?
And this pseudo liberal propagandist racist rhetoric so called racism won’t be working in India.yes we Indians are sceptical of foreigners because we were subjugated by foreigners for more than 200 years,we can’t trust this lady.she is a scourge of India
what complete lies! when did Sonia Gandhi ever pretend to fake degrees? That was Mamata Didi, (Manu)Smriti-(i)rani, and out dear Feku PM who still can’t show his supposed master degree.And Ireland is currently lead by a person of Indian origin if you did not notice!
Mr Ram Prakash Shukla: Let me venture a more domestic and perhaps more relevant answer to your question:
“Which Indian origin minister submits any fake degree and gets ministerial seat in foreign countries?”
You seem to have forgotten that the highest post in India is held by Narendra Modi, a man who claims to be a graduate of Delhi University.
If you go by his track record of bizarre and utterly hare-brained measures like demonetisation, a botched GST implementation, notions such as Ganesha being proof that plastic surgery was performed in ancient India, crony capitalism favouring Gujaratis, an unplanned lockdown that callously threw millions of migrant labourers into the grip of starvation and so forth, one must conclude that the PM of India is nothing more than the graduate of an RSS shakha.
Ms Sonia Gandhi’s graduation from Cambridge is irrelevant to the current debate – at best of marginal relevance. She is not the PM of the country. More probing questions should be asked of the PM, not an opposition leader who you may dislike, given your xenophobic bent of mind. So go ask the PM to produce his graduation certificate from Delhi University.
I have to agree with you to not criticize sonia gandhi’s past nationality.
But i do hate her politics.
And what about burkha and rajnath.. the dogs of sonia? Utilisinv every occassion to badmouth hindus?
At the end of the article, write “no homo” – suddenly means you aren’t homosexual?
Writing a poetry on Sonia Gandhi and at the end saying she shouldn’t be criticised based on the fact that she isn’t Indian born? That person wouldn’t have been criticised if she hadn’t loot India, if she hadn’t doomed congress party (by strictly adhering to family politics), had allowed Manmohan singh ji to work freely.
Common indian. Like me want development.
I suggest Arnab please utilised your energy for uplift ment of this country. Akshay Kumar is Canadian citizen and Sonia Gandhi is Indian. How does it matter. Please Arnab ask Government questions about the economy. After Demonetisation and GST economy fails. Poor are more poor. Sonia Gandhi is past. Now We have voted other party. So ruling party show us your report card. I don’t know the citizens ship of Sonia. I need hospitals, school. Now Please Arnab ask Government about the schools and hospitals.
Common indian. Like me want development.
I suggest Arnab please utilised your energy for uplift ment of this country. Akshay Kumar is Canadian citizen and Sonia Gandhi is Indian. How does it matter. Please Arnab ask Government questions about the economy. After Demonetisation and GST economy fails. Poor are more poor. Sonia Gandhi is past. Now We have voted other party. So ruling party show us your report card. I don’t know the citizens ship of Sonia. I need hospitals, school. Now Please Arnab ask Government about the schools and hospitals.
Excellent article. Raised a good question and provided the right answer. Let us spell this out again – Indian are those with Indian passport, swearing allegiance to India. Foreign are those who do NOT have an Indian passport and do not pay taxes in India. If there is a problem abroad, they will ask their own embassy for help – not India, and if they excel in a sport, they will compete under another flag, not the Indian one. Super simple!
Ms Anamika: You list out a number of criteria to determine whether someone is Indian. Let us apply the “Anamika test” to some cases. For instance, one element of the test according to you is:
“Indian are those with Indian passport, swearing allegiance to India. Foreign are those who do NOT have an Indian passport and do not pay taxes in India”
1. Are Nirav Modi, Vijay Mallya, Lalit Modi etc. Indians? They hold Indian passports but do not pay taxes in India and have moved out of India. Doubtful if they still swear allegiance to India.
2. Are Amitabh Bachchan, Aishwariya Rai and the other 800 odd Indians in the infamous Panama Papers list Indians ? Applying the Anamika test will reveal that they hold Indian passports but funnel away the bulk of their income to offshore locations and illegally reduce / avoid paying taxes to india. Doubtful if they swear allegiance to India.
3. Ms Sonia Gandhi has an Indian passport, pays taxes to India and swears allegiance to India. She has even mentioned that she wants to die in India and have her last rites done in India. So isn’t she a full-fledged Indian ?
Fact is, a lot more Christians, Muslims, Parsis and Sikhs are loyal to India than what BJP propaganda indicates. And what that rabid pitbull Arnab Goswami claims in his screaming sessions.
Ms Anamika: You list out a number of criteria to determine whether someone is Indian. Let us apply the “Anamika test” to some cases. For instance, one element of the test according to you is:
“Indian are those with Indian passport, swearing allegiance to India. Foreign are those who do NOT have an Indian passport and do not pay taxes in India”
1. Are Nirav Modi, Vijay Mallya, Lalit Modi etc. Indians? They hold Indian passports but do not pay taxes in India and have moved out of India. Doubtful if they still swear allegiance to India.
2. Are Amitabh Bachchan, Aishwariya Rai and the other 800 odd Indians in the infamous Panama Papers list Indians ? Applying the Anamika test will reveal that they hold Indian passports but funnel away the bulk of their income to offshore locations and illegally reduce / avoid paying taxes to india. Doubtful if they swear allegiance to India.
3. Ms Sonia Gandhi has an Indian passport, pays taxes to India and swears allegiance to India. She has even mentioned that she wants to die in India and have her last rites done in India. So isn’t she a full-fledged Indian ?
Fact is, a lot more Christians, Muslims, Parsis and Sikhs are loyal to India than what BJP propaganda insinuates. And what that rabid pitbull Arnab Goswami claims in his screaming sessions.
About time people called this bluff.
sure. i think we are on the same side of the argument… i should have been clearer: Sonia Gandhi = clearly Indian; Akshay Kumar = clearly not.
“Fact is, a lot more Christians, Muslims, Parsis and Sikhs are loyal to India than what BJP propaganda insinuates. And what that rabid pitbull Arnab Goswami claims in his screaming sessions.”
totally agree!
Mr/Mrs Kili
You must be a lawyer. Your cooment/answer is perfect.
Do you think whatever Arnab said about Sonia is that an issue that congress ruled maharashtra government should interrogate him for 12 hours? Do you think there is freedom of speech in India?
Thank you
Mr Hemant: Thanks for the response.
No, I am not a practising lawyer although I do hold a law degree and specialise in trade law. I am just a simple clerk in a corner office in a forgotten corner of the world Sir !
I do not know if the Maharashtra government interrogated AG for 12 hours due to his comments about Ms Gandhi. From a cursory analysis of his programme, I would conclude that he did not break any laws per se. However, many of his unsubstantiated claims, wild allegations without proof and character assassinations are defamatory in nature and could attract civil litigation should Ms Gandhi decide to go that route. Besides being unethical, unsavoury and disrespectful.
In any case, the one thing that is worrying in India is that press freedoms are circumscribed by whichever political party happens to be in power regionally and at the Centre. So had AG operated out of Uttar Pradesh, he might not have faced any questioning. Thus, it is not the Constitutionally guaranteed freedom of the Press that matters but its partisan interpretation by political parties. Do you think that Arnab Goswami would have had the guts to use the same language that he had used against Ms Gandhi on PM Modi, Mohan Bhagwat or Adityanath ? The answer is a NO. The press in India today, more so than in the past has become a mouthpiece for political parties. After all, India pioneered the concept of paid media didn’t it ?
As regards your question about whether India still has freedom of speech, which I choose to interpret as press freedoms, my answer is: NO. Sadly, India is at about the same level as Pakistan. Reporters Without Borders (rsg.org) produces an annual Press Freedom Index Report that you can access at rsf.org/en/ranking_table
Highlights from the 2020 report:
– 180 countries were ranked
– Norway is ranked at # 1 whilst North Korea is ranked at # 180
– India is ranked at # 142 whilst Pakistan is at # 145
– In comparison to 2019, India has fallen 2 notches.
Thus, what the mullahs and the military did to press freedoms in Pakistan, has been done by the RSS and the BJP did in India.
I think you are either cong(Kang) bias or yellow media fowler. I don’t want argu with you until you are object oriented person to that you have to prove yourself.. is that ok to you. If so tell me the Antonio Maino blunt mistakes.
Green chillies have squeezed into Congress men’s bump deep inside and they are unable to bare the effectiveness caused by those chillies !
We Indians are the biggest bigots and racists that this planet has ever seen. We call the people from the NE as chinki, people of African origin as well as our own people who have a darker skin as Kalia! As rightly stated everyone from the south aee madrasis and people from the north are bhaiyaas. People from the state of Gujrat and Rajasthan are both addressed as gujratis. We make jokes on the people from the Sikh community! All the men from West Bengal are babu moshais.. I’m sure the list can be endless with the tags that we have given to the people of our country that has a huge diversity.
Indians abroad are the loudest to complain about racism at any perceived slight, never mind the fact that they do not respect African Americans or Africans or even darker skinned Indians. Indeed, there was a time in the 70s when Bal Thackeray and his thugs would go around roughing up South Indians in Bombay and screaming that the “kaala madrasi” had to leave Bombay.
For all her faults – real and imagined – Ms Sonia Gandhi is an Indian national and needs to be respected as an Indian. Not vilified and treated with disrespect as the Arnab Goswami and his backers in the BJP do.
The article in a national newspaper (actually, news sellers and narrative makers) is constructed on a unrelated, misplaced set of arguments. People of foreign origin can always work in India if they follows our laws. Do we have foreign CEOs? May be less, since many would fail to understand Indian market. Do we accept foreign CEOs? We do. It’s not a elected post to be accepted by citizen. Can the journalist point out anyone who came to India for education/employment and settled here, and failed to become CEO just because of his/her origins? At least a campaign against some one?
One popular CEO, we all can remember is Warren Anderson, the infamous CEO of Union Carbide India during Bhopal Gas tragedy. We all know what he did and how he escaped the Indian law.
Regarding politics, India still continues to nominate British origin Indians to parliament. Even, Antonio Maino is a long serving Parliamentarian. No problems. At the same time, Indians do have a choice of whom to elect and whom not to. If Antonio Maino, in your opinion, is a competent lady, please go and vote for her. You have a right.
You just cannot make opinions by peddling fake, misconstrued narratives.
Please change your way of reporting. Maximum Indians has recognised Print is an anti national platform. Issue of no commenting by Antonio Mario on Palghar mob lynching you are not raising, instead question raising on Arnav Goswami. Please stop this type of journalism. Sonia known person is taking bail in Palghar area you are not commenting . Now Antonio Mario and her full family has exposed in front of country. You the print try to become nationalist in place of chatukar.
Mr/Ms PKC: How does The Print’s criticism of a gutter-mouthed, rabble-rousing, rabid pitbull called Arnab Goswami and his paymasters viz. a political party called the BJP which swears by fascism amount to the newspaper becimg anti-national Sir ? Or are you too one of those unemployed gaurakshaks intent in creating another storm in your gomutra lota ?
If you have all the evidence in the world showing BJP funding to Arnab Goswami, why are you not going to court? Would that not be a serious conflict of interest (Compromising the integrity of the media). I do not like Arnab’s style of debating but that does not allow me the right to go about rumor-mongering without evidence. BTW, you are quite clearly a Hinduphobe, given the language you have used in your comment. Maybe, just maybe that’s not the best way to have a civilized exchange of views and get people to open up to your views.
I would rather support Adnan Sami for his honesty in taking Indian citizenship after long waiting. Sonia… honesty?… Period.
We Indians will not be fooled so easily by congress propaganda anymore. People who changed their surname for political gains can never be compared with Modi. wish as much as you want but false gandhi family happy hours are gone.
“People who changed their surname for political gains can never be compared with Modi”
Wonder if Dalits, Muslims, lower caste Hindus, South Indians, Nagalanders, Manipuris, Kashmiris, Sikhs, Tripurans etc. buy that line of thinking Mr/Ms Abhi. Any clarifications ?
What kind of people who have to write shit article . People who are head of google and Microsoft have that leadership and professional quality to lead the company but not the country. Companys works on profitability. And in every field it’s the same. Actor like akshay was born in India. Lived all his life in India. Sonia credential is only because she is married to Gandhi dynasty. I think even in print media we have sycophants. This kind of people does not see politics and their benifits then India.
Cheap! Where is any substantiation for BJP calling Sonia Italian in a denigrating manner, or relishing someone calling her? A tweet blown into 1,000 words is not an article. In a journalistic work, every statement should be backed with facts and data. This is simply throwing mud at someone. Very cheap.
What about Sonia calling Modi “Mauth Ka Saudagar”. Care to explain how that was not defamatory? Remember this was after the supreme court had cleared him after almost 12 years of political witch-hunt.
Akki is donating money for covid and madam j ji has a record of making money of innocent people of india, that’s different.
Do you like reply? Funny.
Well ,if the views are personal ,how it is on your paper? In other way you agree with writer. It is your choice , keep it up!
The reason for disliking Sonia Gandhi INTENSELY is not her Italian background, but the fact that she, her dead husband, her dead mother-in-law, her dead mother-in-law’s father, her kids, and her son-in-law have all treated India (and continue to treat India) like their personal ATM. They are by default anti-national persons, it has nothing to do with their genetics. Nehru onward this country has been in the death-grip of the corrupt Congress. We’ll be glad to see it go. You lot who keep defending Congress have one thing in common – you’re doing everything in life to get a pat on the head from your white massa.
Rainy: The people of India voted for the Congress and the leaders that the Congress fronted didn’t they ? And honestly, is the BJP any different from the Congress ? They are both 2 sdies of the same coin. Just as Indira Gandhi ruled – I reiterate ruled – through a coterie of sycophants and yes men, so does Narendra Modi. Although, to Ms Gandhi’s credit, one might say that she didn’t run pogroms of the kind that Narendra Modi did. And she was not afraid of answering the press – unlike the graduate of Delhi University.
What are you talking about? She declared emergency just to hold onto power.
I don’t. Understand why is. Jyothi Yadav all behind Akshay Kumar AND ONLY BJP. why no news about Mamatha Banerjee, Nothing about Capt Amrinder singh, nothing about ashok Gehlot. Journalism means to be unbaised. But I have always seen The Print and it’s journalists find Congress as Ram and others as Ravan. ? After going through the Funds for print, I am disappointed and details who are handling the Print has made me that this is not Journalism. It is just a Hate against BJP, HINDUS AND developing India.
this is a bit rich even by usual paid bjp-it-cell standards!
Jyoti Yadav offers a naive digression for Sonia Gandhi why she and other Congress leaders are silent over Palghar lynchings of two sadhus and their driver.
totally irrelevant comment. these days being a bhakt seems to be the criterion for being considered Indian. remember, our country is greater than ideology of hate.
From Kalpana Chawla to Sunita Wiliams , Priti Patel and even Akshay Kumar are proud to be called as Indians. We also do not disown the Modis and Mallyas or Dowud as Indians.
The problem with imported politicians is that they tend to hide the origin because then there is always the possibility of the FUJIMORI trick. A man who was the president of Peru made and stole all the money and ran away to his country of origin – JAPAN
When we learn from others experiences we do not pay a price but when we insist on learning from our own experiences then we will have to pay the price,
Akshay kumar born in Amritsar so he is pure indian, Sonia born in Italy so she is Italian and not Indian, U may artificially make her Indian but naturally she is not. Akshay took Canadian citizenship for getting job in that country, but he never went as he got good opportunities in india.
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25 Cr tere Baap ne diye hain.. Ask the Italian Native to donate first then speak.
This article is so biased and stupid….Akshay Kumar is an Indian who became a Canadian citizen but Sonia Gandhi is a Italian who became Indian citizen only after her husband became prime minister. Moreover Akshay and his likes are artists and politicians or ministers in this country… We are ready to accept Sonia Gandhi as bar dancer in our country but we can’t hand over our country to a foreigner
Tulasi Gabbard is not of Indian Origin. Please cross check before writing. India Companies do have Foreign CEO’s. Akshay Kumar and others you have mentioned are not into politics. Can a Indian become US President or UK prime minister even if they have become citizens after migrating there???No. Unless you are born in those countries you can’t become President or Prime Minister. Same works for Sonia Gandhi. Instead of dividing India into North and South please try writing articles that will unite us. I agree North East Indians are called Names. Please use your energy to educate/enlighten people instead of dividing them further.
Stupid interpretation. Sonia Gandhi is more Indian than you.
We do have Indian born citizens who are currently Prime Ministers…. The current Prime Minister Of Portugal is originally from Goa And The Current Prime Minister Of Ireland Is originally from Maharashtra…. The people of these country voted them to power with open arms and without any controversy…. Goan born Keith Vaz is a very well known and respected politician in UK….
What’s the status of Margret Thacher. She’s Indian by birth and British
Foolish comparison between Akshay kumar and Sonia Gandhi! Akshay taking up Canadian citizenship for his personal gains and looking again for Indian citizenship is definitely opportunistic, but, madam sonia inspite of wearing sari, living in India for 50 years, talking toota phoota Hindi may not make an Indian leader. It is the general public or citizens, who have to accept anybody for that matter as their leader. Being a congress president only wouldn’t make their leader or its prime minister candidate. It is not supporting arnab or bjp and bite sonia gandhi, but, acceptability of a person comes from inside the mind of others. The said madam has never been able to touch the minds or feelings of the people of india so far. But put her in italy, she will be a successful candidate
Good one! Great article!! I also thought that way before… But this makes sense… We are so narrow minded at times… We need to open our eyes wider and finally see
At least they have not hidden their roots and names and they have reached there with there good hunger to get knowledge hard work in their fields and by not dancing in bar with under high school education but for only her youthful beauty and came here to rule us and she is not connected to Indians preeti Patel and Ravi sunak are connected to ordinary English people and they were most suitable.
Since language is an unavoidable tool of the reporting trade, it is important that you be not cavalier about its use. What would you possibly mean by saying that Sonia Gandhi “denounced” her Italian citizenship? “Renounced”?
Obviously this “news” publication is just hiring at 1 cent a word online 🙂 Any altu-faltu is writing their stupid, biased, and poorly-researched articles. Edited properly is too high an expectation 🙂
Shekhar Ji last week you were asking money for print media for content journalism, is anti BJP anti Modi is only good journalism. Please have moderation in your contents otherwise it will look like Republic TV on the other extreme. Please remember these channels are born to counter channels for example NDTV.
The print and dhekhar gupta is a joke. They have become a joke in licking the gandhi family’s boots.
This gupta was lickimg rajiv’s boots when he ordered killings of sikhs in 1984. Now he licks boots of an italian, cause she is using gandhi surname. He cannot believe it, she is out and will never be voted back. 10 years a moderate sikh was pm. People voted for him, people did not care who her mafia boss was. They just made sure, he acted on his own. She lives in a fools paradise. Shekhar gupta must realize, they are never coming back. Mayb a regional leader becomes national leader. It could be anybody, shivraj chauhan, yogi, naveen patnaik, kcr, anybody. But this party with sonia is never winning an election. Once sachin pilot goes bonkers, rajasthan will be gone. A small state like chattisgarh doesn’t count. Other states are unreachable.
Arnab’s tirade was disgraceful, any which way you look at it. And then the crybully came up with another melodramatic performance after his car was conveniently “attacked”.
Yes, and the leftist media which has got a choke-hold on Indian mainstream and now even alternative media isn’t disgraceful? It’s just that the majority finally is less divided and is projecting a united voice which is not good for parties like old parties like congress that have thrived on a minority-appeasement and dividing the Hindu faction into cast and sub-casts.
Would recommend you to see CEO of maruti,himalaya drug company and tata motors. No one really cares.
Such a silly article..Akshay is indian who has a foreign citizenship but lives and works in india. He is not a leader of a major political party…even the usa does not allow non-us born citizens to hold post of president …yet congress wants indians to agree to a non-indian born citizen leading it and eventually who was super pm ….bloody hypocrites. As Akshay has shown , his loyalty is to his roots and if ( hopefully it does not come) he should choose between Canada and india, we know where his loyalty lies ( india) , so will sonia Gandhi and we can’t have such people leading India’s key party. Full stop..they can be down in the hierarchy but never leaders of the party which can govern all of India. This is 101 basic of governance and yet such silly writers dont understand.
I am in Chennai since the last 25 years but was born and brought up in Mumbai and spent nearly 30 years before my career took me to other places and finally Chennai. To me the subject of allowing a foreigner to lead the nation has always put me on guard and always made me sit up and take stock with thoughts as to what would be in store if we allowed that. That, a 150 year old grand party ,with colourful stalwarts at the reins during our struggle for independence, should languish on the sidelines of Indian politics for want of leadership ,intellectual honesty and political integrity is tragic to say the least. For congress, Sonia may have been the choice to lead after Rajiv since after his departure she came about to be the primary guardian and custodian of the party coffers aided and abetted by a bunch of sycophants who displayed an astonishing degree of intellectual deficit and lack of imagination to have any vision for the future of the party. This ,inspite of having seasoned luminaries like narasimha rao,pranab mukherjee, and so many others who wilted for want of a voice against the authoritarian dynastic elements in the party. But that of course was an internal party matter which could not have brooked outside interference . But to foist their choice on the nation and to make it accept a foreigner as a PM candidate without opposition was expecting too much from the Indian polity
But fortunately as history would have it the matter forestalled with the timely assertion by none other than Subramaniam swamy that it was unconstitutional for Sonia to be made PM as until that time she had not revoked her Italian citizenship. Personally, as it was with a majority of Indians, there was no element of ill will against Sonia as a person as long as she did not contest the top post. The top post requires certain essential qualifications other than being Rajivs wife. From a security standpoint, a foreigner as a PM would have given unfettered access and leeway to forces inimical to the country which would have changed the entire complexion of our security environment. Add this to the fact that Sonia had connections to the KGB and was on its payrolls for a long time. Moreover Sonia’s dubious roots and fascist parentage makes her an untouchable as far as the PM post was concerned. After all we are not a Banana Republic to have allowed that kind of a thing to happen, congress or no congress.
After all these years in her public life we have witnessed how she has wasted no opportunity in upholding Vatican interests in conversions and change in Indian demography. The Congress who are most vocal about lynchings of minority community victims chose to give it an entirely different colour when a few Hindu mahants were lynched in the presence of the police who were mute spectators. This is how they conduct themselves when they are in power.
To my mind Arnab was right in asking pointed questions to Sonia regarding her silence and as a responsible politician should have given her replies in public instead of resorting to threats and intimidation using goons and questioning media freedom.
Mr H.Mahadevan: One needs to see whether the “H.Mahadevan Loyalty Test” should be applied to Indians who have attained high posts in other countries. A cursory analysis suggests that the “H.Mahadevan Loyalty Test” has been rejected in the following cases:
1. Mr Harjit Sajjan, turban-wearing Sikh from Hoshiarpur, Punjab is the Defence Minister of Canada. Any dangers to Canada Mr Mahadevan?
2. Ms Priti Patel & Mr Rishi Sunak – both of Indian origins are in the UK cabinet. Ms Patel is the Home Secretary while Mr Sunak is the current Chancellor of the Exchequer. About time you contacted PM Boris Johnson and raised your concerns about the loyalties of these these dubious desis Mr Mahadevan !
People of Indian origins hold high ministerial posts in many countries. Evidently, the “H.Mahadevan Loyalty Test” has been flushed down the toilet in these countries.
Very good article highlighting hypocrisies and propaganda machinery of BJP. This article should have come from Mr. Shekhar Gupta. Instead he is increasingly becoming a pied piper. From past 1 month he has not highlighted a single loophole in govt. functioning and rather been relaying covid news that people already know from various sources. Shame on him
The Jyoti Yadav must be a Congress supporter on monthly salary! Sonia madam born in Italy and just because this exbar dancer happened to become Mrs Rajiv Gandhi does not mean this LADY is Indian? The writer is insane .and Shameful?
Was Sonia Gandhi aka Antonia Maino born in India? Was Akshay Kumar born in Canada? Aren’t there million Indians with passports of other countries? The former barmaid had Italian passport until mid 1990s. Any explanations for that?
Why this waste of digital space?
Isn’t it obvious by now that citizenship is dependent on religion and not what constitution awards?
Hence, SG will remain a foreigner despite being an Indian citizen and AK will be Indian despite being a Canadian citizen.
There is a slit error tulsi gabbard is not of Indian origin rather she adopted hinduism. It makes me wonder that your head is also running with same mindset as of hindutva forces that every hindu is bound to an Indian
No doubt the blood of Sonia is Italian and this will not change even if she changes her dress code or language. So is Rahul. Really surprising the Congress initiating Quit India movement is at her feet!
Just like I hold Sonia responsible for the countless scams under UPA 2. I guess antics >> looting 1000’s of crores of tax-payer money.
Wow anything wrong in India blame hindi heartland and somehow North Indians are the white supremacist of India ,this is not journalism this is hit piece . You have been raised wrong maybe this page has a more non hindi audience base so this maybe just catering to your audience and that is one racist audience
However there is no comparison between the persons.
One is a foreigner who adopted this land but has contempt for heritage, civilizational achievement, traditions and idea of India, Indians and indianess.
There are endless example but I will name two.
Running a parallel government through NAC a non elected entity compromising, undermining and decimating the established governing institutions.
The tacit support to porselytization to Christian faith in central and nort East India to change the secular fabric and idea of India.
So no this comparison is unfair.
An apt comparison would be with Tom Alter or Mark Tully who adopted this country and assimilated with us as one without working against the nation, society and idea of India, Indians and indianess.
Yes, Tom Alter was born in India, Mark Tully and even Francois Gautier have clearly integrated into India, out of respect and also genuine love for this land and culture. Unlike that witch Anotina Maino and her son Raul Vinci, her corrupt daughter and her husband Robert Vadra (land scammer) who all treat India like their personal ATM, nothing more. There is no love in their hearts for India and they are not very sharp …. just crafty.
Apt!
Another person to compare with is Ruskin Bond. These people really made India their home and became one of us. Nobody thinks of them as anything else but Indian.
Only sycophants of the Nehru-Gandhi family can think the way the author of the original post does!
Interestingly, most Indian who leave the country actually start a countdown to see when they can discard their Indian nationality and get a Canadian, Australian or German one. And paradoxically, India’s colonial past notwithstanding, UK nationality is highly coveted.
Yet, when one has the cases of Ms Sonia Gandhi or Belgian born economist Jean Drèze who have relinquished their European nationalities and become Indian, the likes of BJP’s gutter mouthed Goebbels figures like Arnab Goswami regard them as a fifth column. It is this oral open defaecator Goswami who in reality is India’s fifth column since it is going to be his bigoted Hindutva ilk that will destroy the fragile unity of India. Regardless of her orgins, Ms Sonia Gandhi is an Indian citizen and needs to be accorded equal treatment and respect.
Shame on you Arnab Goswami – BJP’s Josef Goebbels.
No she is not Indian.. She has no respect for Indians. She treated Manmoham Singh ji with contempt. Her son also, do not respect the prime minister of India.
They treat India as ATM machine amd no respect for customs. India will never get destroyed. You are from ISI who wants to destroy india cause you think indians are not united. It is italian agenda to divide and rule. Nobody falls for it. Let them say whatever. Haati apni chaal chalta hai. And dogs like shekhar bark
Mr Raminder: Thank you for having researched and developed the brilliant “Raminder Test of Indianness” which you describe above. Alas, the GOI had other criteria for award of Indian nationality by naturalisation and Ms Sonia Gandhi has obtained her nationality fair and square.
Ms Sonia Gandhi is an Indian politician. Whilst you may not like Ms Gandhi’s political stance and all the horsetrading that goes with being a politician, especially an Indian politician, fact is, Ms Gandhi has renounced her Italian nationality and is an Indian. That is beyond doubt, the “Raminder Test of Indianness” notwithstanding.
Indian politics – all over the country and in all states – is driven by dynasties and/or powerful one man, err one person figures. Thus, you have the Thackeray dynasty in Maharashtra, the Karunanidhi dynasty in Tamilnadu, the Lalu Yadav dynasty of Bihar, the Mulayam Yadav dynasty of UP, the Gandhi dynasty of the Congress and so on. In some cases, you have one person outfits that are built upon the cult of some strong person: the Mayawati, Mamta Bannerjee, Jayalalitha and now also the Modi cult. This being the state of affairs in the country and the electorate accepting it, it stands to reason that whoever is appointed as PM or CM is usually a puppet of the dynasty and does not have real power. Ms Gandhi’s machinations and her disdainful treatment of MMS are but manifestations of the many written and unwritten rules and customs of Indian politics.
But to generalise from that and insinuate that Ms Gandhi does not respect Indians is the demented braying of a man intoxicated on Arnab Goswami’s hot air. You go on to say that Ms Gandhi does not respect Indian customs, treats India as an ATM etc. and that is certainly not true. Likewise your preposterous claim that there is an Italian agenda to “divide and rule” or that she is from the ISI.
You are entitled to your political opinions and it is your prerogative to like or dislike a politician or political party. But what is evident from your puerile post is that in your grand impotence in being able to formulate arguments and arguing on facts, you resort to name-calling, questioning the loyalty of a politician and other crude responses. Maybe that is what they taught you in your VHP or Bajrang Dal shakha. Maybe you are an armchair Arnab Goswami who believes in hurling abuses at imaginary enemies of India. But that is not how a civilised debate is conducted.
“How will Indians take it if an Indian company is led by a foreigner?”
How will Americans take if Republican or Democratic party is lead by a person born in India?
Let us consider a few checklist pointers to understand how to classify any individual person in which category:
1. Country of Birth
2. Mother tongue (The first language one learnt as a child)
3. Country where one’s ancestors are buried/cremated
4. Country where one’s parents, grandparents (if alive), aunts uncles, siblings, one’s childhood friends still live.
5. Country ( and language) in which primary education was imparted and one is still thinks in that language.
6. Country 0r Countries where one is /was a citizen of.
7. The country or countries where one would run to in case of trouble.
Some individuals may turnout to be grey rather than clearly pure white. In such cases use your common sense.
Canadian Ben: Could you please apply the “Ben test” and tell us your scores ? After all, you aren’t calling yourself Indian Ben or Bihari Ben but Canadian Ben …
Mr. Goswami must be commended for being able to get under the skin of “secular” journalists like Ms. Yadav and Ms. Sikander.
Hope he continues with the excellent job he is doing.
”It’s time to ask: what could she possibly do to be regarded as an Indian like a Canadian Akshay Kumar?”
She could at least bring back the loot she, her husband and her children stashed away in the foreign banks.
Sonia Gandhi renounced her Italian citizenship , not denounced , a typo . Each one of us , has biases , most are harmless but some are toxic , the author has done well to point out some.
Sonia Gandhi born in Italy, seen as Italian. Akshay Kumar born in India, seen as India. Am I the only one who see this article mere propaganda or paid article on Congress behalf? What is the logic here!
The Print, please maintain standards and not let interns write articles.
Even after a full and final judgement by the judiciary , the Congress people particularly Soniya Maino and Rahul baba , never stop calling the BJP or RSS as “mout ke saudaagar” & “killers of the Mahatma” and the like.
So they are being paid in the same coins.
Alas Mr Sanjay – that man err eunuch – does not know his limitations.
Useless article try to demonize akki who donated 25 crore what has antonia done nothing for the people of india his own husband is responsible for the genocide of Sikhs, rather than punishing bhopal gas tragedy accused she is accused of helping him . She is minority appeaser a failed politician
If your favourite party can regularly address the UP CM as Ajay Singh Bhisht , instead of yogi Adiyanath, there is nothing wrong in addressing Sonia Gandhi as Antonio Maino !!!!
The print is scrubbing many of my comments. I guess I do not have freedom to express my views as it does not align 100% with theirs.
Leading an Company is an different thing if the country is lead by an foreigner then why we demanded for Democracy we should be under British rule or Italian rule. Talking of the Indian origin parliamentarians in foreign countries it’s an choice of the nation. We didn’t choose Antonia Maino as Our leader nepotistic family of Gandhi choose her not as a leader but as daughter in law of Gandhi family not of Republic of India.
She is still an Indian citizen. How does that make here a foreigner?
You are comparing heads with tails Jyoti.
Indians claim successful people of Indian origin as their own – all the examples you qouted. But reject a foreigner who claims to be Indian.
Your examples are flawed because you are comparing two sides of the coin as one.
Now coming to the one example that is from the same side of the coin – perhaps. Akshay Kumar. Now you very conveniently did not mention that Akshay was born an Indian. He took Canadian Citizenship in later life. Just like all the others you mentioned!
Once an Indian, always an Indian.
Born a foreigner, always a foreigner? Perhaps, perhaps not. You would have done better to talk about that rather than emulate the man you seem to hate so much – Arnab Goswami – and just rant on with half baked and falacious logic.
You do have a point about racism in India – particularly against our own people from the North East. I do notice that you were not really outraged at the racism they face because that was just an argument to bolster your hate speech in support of Sonia Gandhi.
Wake up Jyoti! The people of India have voted said lady out if power.
Are you saying that the Indian Electorate is wrong?
She should relinquish her desire for power which is the root cause for her taking Indian citizenship. Get out along with her family of the Congress party and leave to any other leader through a transparent election. This will help to reinvent the Congress party.
This will be a service to the party and the country.
U found Akshay Kumar to compare with sonia Gandhi ??.
Jyoti Yadav should we all be proud that British f**ked this county for 200 years ? print is such a third class media
Akshay Kumar donate more than 25 cr. Where as congress and it’s goons looted whole country. Insecurity about being ruled by British? Joyti yadav should all we be proud that they ruled and stole from us?. you still think like a slave to British. People like you nothing but progressive SoBs. Got to UK and clean their toilets ??
Democracy is not the despotism and journalism is not the art of maligning someone in the personal interest some professions have social responsibilies and journalism is that kind of profession which has the attachment with the press is the fourth pillar of the state …talking is different from trash
Quite silly. In fact, quite juvenile. Sonia, an Italian lady married to an Indian guy, a widow, can quite comfortably remain here in India. But, her political aspirations are what bring about division. SHE IS NOT INDIAN. Get that into your heads, people. Her children may qualify on this score, but doubts are cast on this as well, and satisfactory explanation has not yet come forth. She may be earnest in her present situation, but her past and that of her Indian family IS clouded by greed and corruption. So, enough already. Stop these odious, unrelated, out of context comparisons. If we do see a man of Indian origin as the next British PM, or as the President of the USA, it is by virtue of their having gone through due process. Just because she is the wife and daughter in law of former PM’s, does not take away her true background. We do have great talent in India. We can find our own true leaders. They can wear saffron or the tri colour. It is “our” choice. We do not need second hand talent when we have the best, in our own land.
The Canadian does not serve any public office.
The Canadian does not read English written Hindi in speeches.
The Canadian follows all local customs.
The Canadian is not as dumb as the Italian.
The difference is that Sonia Gandhi/ Congress party full of pyachophants which she rules occupies public space, makes policy decisions when in power and is unaccountable. No wonder they are on such a steep decline in public view (electorally). Others like Kalpana Chawla, Sunita Wiliams and Priti Patel or even Akshay Kumar are persons of recognition because of their hardwaork, competence and achievements. Can you please name one competence or capability of madam Gandhi. Just because Rajiv Gandhi married her she doesn’t become great. Unfortunately she hold the key to the safe of Congress’s I’ll goten wealth does not make her great. Wondering how much Jyoti Yadav or Print got paid for this article.
Thank you. I’ve often felt people are hypocritical, especially when they celebrate the achievements of foreigners with Indian roots, like Kalpana Chawla, Venkataraman Ramakrishnan, recent ones being Rishi Sunak and Priti Patel, as if they were working in India, and yet look at regional differences (like NE and South India). It’s no doubt a matter of pride that people with Indian blood have achieved great things. Instead of being proud, we should be inspired. They can also be viewed as just humans who have worked hard to achieve their own dreams. The countries which have adopted them helped in achieving that dream. Without that help, they wouldn’t be where they are. Maybe they would’ve been something else, greater or lesser, doesn’t matter. They’re a sum total of all experiences and we should respect them for that. Honestly after working hard for a country, it would hurt to see that others still think of you as an outsider. This is not a particularly Indian phenomenon, it is seen everywhere and we have to recognize it and understand that it isn’t right.
Yes, looting crores of Indian taxpayer’s money is physically and mentally exhausting. Even if her nationality was ignored, you cannot look past her corrupt past and how she is an Italian fascist that has ruined a great party like congress.
Akshay kunar never wants to “Rule India”…
Thats the difference…….
This is such a baseless blog(not news?), akshay kumar, and the other examples were born in india, to indian parents… Sonia gandhi was born in italy, WITH ITALIAN PARENTS!!
THE SAME ARNOB GOSWAMI HAS ONCE ATTACKED NARENDERAMODI DURING 2002 GUJARAT COMMUNAL RIOTS. BUT MONEY HAS CHANGED HIM. HE IS AN ANTI-INDIAN FOR ADVOCATING COMMUNAL BIOS AGAINST SONIA GANDHI. SHE ISA CITIZEN OF INDIA FOR MANY DECADES. ARNOB GOSWAMI MUST BE ARRESTED FOR HIS SLANDER AGAINST SONIA GANDHI.
You are comparing apples and oranges!
Can Akshay kumar lead the liberal or conservative party in Canada?
Let alone lead he wont be offered a membership probably.
Only India will allow the oldest party to be lead by someone not born in India!
You missed the difference between Akshay and Sonia. Akshay or his relatives are not named in Any FIR for forgery or money Laundering or use of power and position for personal benefit . In one simple sentence it can be said that in day to day activities Akshay is more Indian than Canadian and Sonia and her family are more Foreigner than India.
And please donot defend persons for your personal gain. Think of nation first.
There are many questions in the eyes of common man:
1. Do Sonias sister’s run an antique store with indian shipments that were ferried by air india when MMS was PM.
2. Her father was a mason, How did very humble spartan family acquire untold riches with ascent of Sonia?
3. Where did bofors money go, why were so many scams under her watch?
4. Why was her party doing minority appeasement, that very basic premise resulted in BJP increasing its presence, So her notable policies of minority appeasement notably RTI to minority aided schools and bangladeshi settlements in all congress ruled states have hurt her image.
We love captain Amrinder because he talks no appeasement but a christian like her to preach to hindus to give away their rights for conversion is wrong.
Arnab you are at times very dramatic . You are now under attack from a left leaning, anti CAA Protest SUPPORTERS, cong allows corruption and corruption is SECULAR brigades who are most intolerant and abusive . I wish to ask them is why HINDU woman are raped and forcefully converted and are not being provided rations during covid19 pandemic in pakistan and why HINDUS were driven out of Kashmir. If all human DNA is same what distinguishes us HINDUS .
Hahaha it hurt you badly and i can see it. Well this shows your illiteracy as you are comaring an actor with a politician . A wrong politician like the antanio one can cause unbearable damage to my Nation and the actor your talking about has donated more than the people you beg to.
Hi, Article like this will not help Congress. Congress has to focus on how to get back to power, which in my opinion is not going to happen for next 10 years. With BJP government at centre this issue of Arnab, Palahalpur will have fast track justice.
There is a fundamental difference between Sonia Gandhi and Akshay Kumar./The former became an Indian Citizen long after her marriage to Rajiv Gandhi.The lure of being part of the ruling political family in India was a great inducement.Has she done any public or social service in India to deserve the title of the de-facto Prime Minister of India from 2009 to 2014.Just because she is the widow of Rajiv Gandhi,she inherited the title of being the Congress Party Chief.On the contrary Akshay Kumar rose to stardom by sustained hard work and talent in the highly competitive world of Hindi Cinema ,by no means an easy feat.And he has generously contributed both financially and otherwise for several deserving national causes.Above everything else he is a genuine Indian at heart despite his legal identity of being a Canadian citizen.There are a number of prominent Indian Journalists with foreign citizenship working and commenting on social and political issues.No one labels them as foreigners.
being an Indian is not by wearing sarees ir putting a bindi.
one needs to be induan by heart.
seems written by a stooge if congress.
though i dont like this taunting of Sonia by her origins, it is not possibke to consider her Indian by any logic except her marriage .
please dont disgtace all the other indians who have made india proud by comparing to Sonia
They call her Antoni mini because her blood is Itelian. Her mother land is Italy. Akshay Kumar is Indian by birth and blood. He is canedian only by passport.
What about her obsession with rss, divisive vote bank politics. The anti caa stir was triggered by her hate speech. This is one of many ways she has damaged india. There is no positive contribution by her and India stands divided due to her. Clearly she has no love for india. Similarly india has no love for her.
All the others who you have mentioned here are of Indian roots … Kalpana Chawla is from Karnal, Haryana, Akshay Kumar is from Amritsar; just a Canadian Passport cannot make him Canadian overnight, Sundar Pichai is an IITian.
Sonia/Antonio is none of those. I hope you got your answer to your multi-page long question.
Mohtarma Jyoti Yadav’s logic is as perverted as it can be. As usual BJP haters apply one logic to their own tribes and another logic to the rest of the world. By applying the identical logic of nationality at birth and the makeup of one’s mindset / cultural upbringing, Sonia Gandhi is definitely Italian and Akshay Kumar is Indian. By applying the logic of citizenship after naturalization, Sonia Gandhi is now an Indian and Akshay Kumar is Canadian and Overseas citizen of India (OCI). I don’t know if there is Overseas Citizen of Italy.
Can’t Mohtarma Jyoti Yadav’ tiny perverted head understand this simple logic? But she can’t because she has not been raised to apply natural logic to arrive at facts. Most librandus suffer from this deficiency syndrome. Now a days they come out with arguments that even dogs don’t like.
Because all the others were born in India, have Indian roots … Kalpana Chawla from Karnal, Haryana, Akshay Kumar just have a Canadian Passport, which cannot make him Canadian overnight, also Sundar Pichai is an IITian.
Sonia/Maino is none of those.
Had she adopted Indian culture like Acharya Pramod than she is Indian, but she behaves like Vatican supporter even today. This creates enough doubts on her.
You refer to Akshay’s interview with PM Modi. Why did a stooge “NDTV journalist” not interview the Italian Empress of India or the Clown Prince?
Do you know why not? Because the Italian queen’s accent is a dead give away of her foreign origin and The Clown Prince is incapable of expressing coherent thought and speech.
Sonia Gandhi has always been a soft target. Chamcha brigade anchors know this very well. So the will raise this issue whenever Modi government’s incompetence is exposed. Sonia Gandhi is undoubtedly Indian but there is a question of nepotism in her own party which has led to India electing this incompetent regime l. Arnab Goswami is just an average ‘chatukar’ nobody will remember him in the future as anything of repute. Congress should try purging this image of nepotism. This is causing problems for them too just look at shameless oppotunists like Jyotiraditya Scindia. Writer should try publish articles on this issue too.
Swamy, along with fellow Tamilian Abdul Kalam, stopped her being the PM because she was a born Italian and under Italian law unless someone is a born Italian, one cannot be the head of Italy and by the same logic she cannot be the PM.
This is not a good article. Akshay Kumar was born in India and he gave 25 crore to fight with corona.. Comparing with the US a person who is not born in the US can not be one the president while here Sonia Gandhi was already dreaming of becoming the PM. Sonia Gandhi has only strengthened the family dynasty politics and sycophancy in India. And finding foreign root is not a Hindi heartland thing. South Indians find me North Indian as foreigners, Marathi think Hindi heartland people are stealing their jobs and many Kashmiri and Indian Muslims think they are from Arabia and that’s why they deserve special status.
Strange argumentation and poor articulation. Akshay K was born in India / Indian parents, same for other NRIs / OCIs living abroad whose parents have at least Indian roots – the same can not be said about Sonia. Nobody questions Rahul or Priyanka for that same reason. If the author wants to compare should she not compare him to Rahul G? And then let’s see if the article (And it’s logic) stands!
She is Italian, there is no doubt about it. Granting her citizenship does not take away the fact she was born to Italian parents in Italy.
Akshay is born Indian to Indian parents.
In no other country can a foreigner granted citizenship gets the right to head a Government.
Strange argumentation and poor articulation. Akshay K was born in India / Indian parents, same for other NRIs / OCIs living abroad whose parents have at least Indian roots – the same can not be said about Sonia. Nobody questions Rahul or Priyanka for that same reason. If the author wants to compare should she not compare him to Rahul G to Akshay? And then let’s see if the article (And it’s logic) stands!
The foreign origins of Sonia Gandhi cannot be denied. She took long time to opt for Indian Citizenship. Although it is a personal matter but her commitment to India is clear. We will always take people like Akshay Kumar as Indian for his values.
Mainonamazi(माइनोनमाजी ) the one who keeps praising sonia (maino) atleast 5 times a day.
– Marxjamati(मार्क्सजमाती)- stonepelter separatists/urbannaxals etc( अलगाववादी विचारधारा वाले पत्थरबाज।
Let the Media (print+tv+web) not celebrate any Indian origin citizen of any other country achieving political or executive positions in their naturalized countries and in case they are victimized in their settled countries because of their Indian origin, please do not beat your (media + politicians) breasts else respect Mrs Sonia’s Indian citizenship.
As usual, a nonsensical article on The Print.
Great to read that you are finally equating an insignificant Sonia with Akshay.
That’s where Sonia and her moron son & alcoholic daughter belong – on page 3 along with other minor news.
Foolish talk .
SONIA GANDHI
She and her children are more Indian than any Indian including me born in India, residing in Canada since 1975, I have studied, travelled, worked around the world for over 50 years, my reply is based on my learning, experience. Most of the people of India are still uncivilized and believe in Cow, fight for Jati Vad, religion and Tantrik vidya. Indian leaders lack knowledge, proper skill, moral to rule India as a law-abiding nation. I provide my story which would demonstrate that India in 2021 is a hooligan regime where no one’s life and the property is safe. In 2002-2003 my father’s properties were foreclosed, no one in India was willing to help my father by redeeming the foreclosures, he decided to go under the train to kill himself. I was visiting my father with my Japanese wife, father cried to me for my help, I agreed to redeem the foreclosures on two conditions that my father was not allowed to transfer or sell his properties without my prior written approval, he agreed his advocates made a power of attorney appointing me and my younger brother as our father’s attorneys. In 2004 my brother, his family, my sister compelled our father to transfer his properties to the two sons of my brother he refused and was murdered by my brother, his wife and four others from our family. In 2017 I filed the partition suits of our parental property. the six people who murdered our father are attempting to murder me so that they can steal my shares and escape paying the fathers debt. My co-shareholders reasons that my wife was born in Japan and she is not a Brahmin and my three children Maya, Anil and Sara the name is Indian but they are born out of India therefore they are not entitled fathers property where I have made 100 % investment. Sonia, Rahul and Priyanka are freedom fighters.
With gratitude
Ramesh Mishra
Victoria BC Canada
You are Indian and will always be a bad Indian. You will never be Cabdian. They will use and abuse you. You critisize Indians as cow worshipper but your forefathers were the same. If you have balls critisize Church for their malpractices and see how they will bugger you.
There is no comparison… We all know Antonia maino is geneticly and racially an Italian lady ….while akshay Kumar is geneticly & racially an Indian (also he doesn’t belong to any political party). Antonia maino congress should accept the reality and stop using the ‘Sonia gandhi’ it’s a fake name ….you can’t fool the people of India
This article is clearly wrong by a congress bought journalist. Completely absurd, illogical, failure and no understanding of politics.
To be in a government of a country, the requirements are that the person should be born in that country. Which Sonia Maino is NOT, she married an Indian guy (whose religious orientation is questionable) and it is the sovereign right of any country to put the person in charge that they trust is FOR the country, not anti nationalistic.
It is the right of the citizens to question the Congress party regardless of how long they’ve been in power, so Sonia Maino should not have issues with that unless she’s a fascist, undemocratic and against freedom of speech. Just because the congress don’t like the truth, they cannot stop it from being said, clearly a lot to hide hence the hatred towards nationalists, pro Indians & pro Hindus.
Arnab Goswami is a first class reporter, true reporting, free from the corrupted Congress and it’s links to islamic states as well as the mafia. The circumstances in which Nehru ran the government after independence was a TEMPORARY set up he was nit voted in and he was only supposed to be in power for 1 year. Instead the dynasty politics was played and the corrupted congress have passed the governance down to their children for years, which is undemocratic. India is a democracy not a dictatorship and if it was a dictatorship, real Hindus and pure Indians would be the dictators in a Hindu country. Never foreigners, born elsewhere or another religion.
In islamic countries, they only let muslims in their governments. Perhaps the jurno writing this can write about whether a non muslim could enter their politics instead of expecting India to have non Indians in power. India is a sovereign independent country that has intelligent population, as well as the Indian diaspora in the West and around the world. Support Arnab Goswami, true reporting, nationalism, proud if Hinduism and want real Indians in power. Question the Indians will and won’t carry on with the wrongs in history, but CORRECT them. Time for congress is over.
You’re full of hate. Get well soon.
Just as Akshay Kumar, Kalpana, Sunita are Indians, Sonia is Italian. Perfect parallel, as conveyed by the title!
Born country always blood
non sense talk. all these people want to enjoy indian previleges, citizenship, passport , and talk ill of the country. bye
Correction: ITS SONIA ANTONIO MAINO! Even if that’s the case, she is from ITALY! Comparing won’t help you!
By abusing sonia gandhi, indias daughter in law,we are degrading our own image.indias image.if she has her faults point them out.Dont call her names,dont spoil her character by caling her bar girl or anything.if u people are so much into india why wasting such a huge amount on trumps welcome.Why any of u want to settle outside india and want those people/country to accept you.why anyone marry foreign girl?why u watch katrina kaif?why u like jacqueline?? Arent they foreigners too?? Or u can enjoy dance of these actresses? Clap for them but cant show an ounce of dignity for the widow of our former prime minister? This shows the so called sanskar of indian people?? In the end,i just hope no country grants citizenship to indian people.let them come took them as labour and when they were incapable of doing work..deport them.the people who judges others on the basis of indian/non indian.No country should hurt their prestigious ego by taking them as citizen.?
No one abused Antonia Maino till She and her party involved in all sort of Scandals and Corruption with astronomical figures . Just read how She ran Congress as her personal property and made money by indulging in shady deals . You will do yourself good by reading about how she took over National herald fraudulently and how her daughter forced yes bank owner to buy a painting ( which was gifter to Congress by MF husain ) at an astronomical price .She enjoyed the respect and love of whole countery when she get widowed . She was and still is president of the grand old party . But she can’t command the respect by indulging in corruption and let loose her party members to help themselves loot india . She got unlimited love from this country without doing a thing for country , and now her own actions earned her hate and scoff from countrymen , and her minions in The print and other media houses are howling .
By the way….during last 6 years, none of the so called Scams have been brought in front by the Modi Govt and what abt Black Money??
Whereas i find mylself ASHAMED as i voted for BJP:
BJP Party which got DEGRADED ITS VALUES DURING LAST 5 YEARS AND LOST ETHICAL PPLITICS OF ATAL JEE??
I AM WORRIED THAT BJP WILL LOSE THE NEXT LOKSABHA ELECTIONS ,IF THEY CONTINUE WITH DIRTY POLITICS ON VARIOUS INTERNAL MATTERS AND STATE MATTERS
is akshay kumar a politician and looted the country and made corruptions like 2 g scam, coal gate, cwg, bofors, adharsh, ………..?
moreover he given 25 crores of his hard earned money what about so called italians?
By abusing sonia gandhi, indias daughter in law,we are degrading our own image.indias image.if she has her faults point them out.Dont call her names,dont spoil her character by caling her bar girl or anything.if u people are so much into india why wasting such a huge amount on trumps welcome.Why any of u want to settle outside india and want those people/country to accept you.why anyone marry foreign girl?why u watch katrina kaif?why u like jacqueline?? Arent they foreigners too?? Or u can enjoy dance of these actresses? Clap for them but cant show an ounce of dignity for the widow of our former prime minister? This shows the so called sanskar of indian people??
This is a very boring news site. I am shocked at how this forum is writing articles on such stupid topics. It’s time for you to CUT YOUR CLUTTER…
some up minsters have claimed that many korean companies are in discussion to shift their base from china
Is there any comparision between two personalities…?
The writer had written baseless things for AK..and SG.
FAN CHAMCHA SPOTTED…
ITALIAN BARGIRL
Why do you celebrate sunny leone but cannot show respect to a former PMs wife?
Instead of you I don’t see anyone respecting sunny leone. Their is a difference between born in India and being born outside of India.
Indian Guy: What is the difference between being born in India and being born outside of India? Does being born in India make you inherently more loyal to India? A better person? Does being born outside India make you an enemy of India? Worse persons than Indians? What happens when you relinquish your Indian nationality and become Canadian, American or Italian? Or relinquish your Canadian, Italian, American nationality and become Indian?
What is your profession Sir?
Tera Baap: Ms Gandhi was no bargirl. But then, uncouth pimps who do not respect women cannot be expected to suddenly improve their vocabulary and argue cogently can they ?
Akshay Kumar has donated 25 crore to Indians for fighting against Corona virus… What miss Antonio Mayno (Sonia Gandhi) did? Just some tweets and foolish speeches against govt. ??? We are not fools idiot. We know who is right for nation who is wrong
She lost her husband, who sacrificed his life in the cause of the nation. To me, this sacrifice is priceless. I don’t know as to how the “andh bhakts” like you would evaluate this supreme sacrifice?
rahul gandhi as a fact was never interested in indian politics and he didnt sacrificed his life, he was assasinated just like other members od gandhi family libtard
The quote that applies to foul-mouthed individuals with obnoxious handles is:
“It’s better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than open it and remove all doubt”
It should be Rajiv Gandhi. Rahul is still alive.
Agree.
Mr Sambhav: Assuming that your claim that Ms Sonia Gandhi has not donated anything to fight the Corona virus is true, it still leaves unanswered the question:
“Is Indian citizenship maintained solely on the condition that you make charitable donations ?”
In other words, do you lose your citizenship if you do not make contributions to charities? Additionally, how the hell are you certain that Ms Gandhi did not make any charitable contributions ? After all, there are many, many philanthropic persons who prefer to contribute silently and anonymously.
And since you sing praises to Mr Akshay Kumar’s charitable donations, would you also be able to confirm that he pays his taxes to India ? Or is he like other members of the film fraternity one who has his money stashed away in foreign locales like Amitabh Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai have done in Panama?
Are you sure that Akshay Kumar indulges in this charity solely for altruistic reasons and nothing else? When I contributed to the Kerala floods sometime ago, many of my friends in India wanted the money channelled through their accounts such that they could get a tax break on the donations they made. Likewise, isn’t Akshay Kumar not getting some tax and immense political mileage out of this highly publicised donation?
Mr Sambhav, you claim
“We are not fools idiot”
At least I know have an idea of who happens to be a fool and an idiot rolled into one !
We are not that fool. If she had made donation media would have given her some attention. I don’t have any grudges to Sonia gandhi or any other family. But
They are filled with scams that means you are not responsible enough. When you take more than what you earn. That is not responsible. Akshay earns khud kar and spents khud ka. He earns from movies and make it. What sonia do. Buy land at rupees 2 and selll it 2000000 rupees. Is this good policy ? It is not important what you do sometimes but it is very important how you do ?
Sunny leone is a porn star. Does that means whole country shall worship her. She has been told to be in limited attire and sense. And she is in that. That’s it. No one hates sonia gandhi. But when you go to some responsible Position act for it. Okay. That’s it. Not filling pockets of your son in law. Or listen every parents want ki mere bachche ka career set hi jaaye. But you won’t set career in the name of country and make country fool. Why 1.3 billion people have to go in there personal matter.
Here, she announced she will give ticket money to labourers. And we all know truth. What she did ? What her party workers did giving pamphlet to labour that ticket is paid by there sonia ji.
Print already sucks a lot.
I remembered the name Anamika, Kili joshiyar and Murtada.
O my god they are very laborious people in this comment section regarding defending Antonio Maino,?
Mr Devashish Kumar : Thank you for the “compliment “. Do you have any arguments to add or is that too demanding an intellectual activity for you Sir ?
AKASHAY KUMAR BORN AND BROUGHT UP IN INDIA AS A INDIAN .HE JUST HAVE CANADIAN CITIZENSHIP….HE IS INDIAN…DONT SPREAD ANY FAKE NEWS.. bar girl is not born in india as a indian.
Akshay is a canadian, just because he looks Indian does not make him Indian. He has voluntarily given up his Indian citizen. He is a professional actor, making a lot of money from India .
Why is it hard for people who celebrate sunny leone as their own, to show a little respect for a former prime ministers wife.
Excellent retort Mr Satchit !
The tone of this is already suppotive of her. And considering the long time they had india in their hands and the development during that time verses development of India and pr with other nations during the short period Modi has been in power. Clearly they haven’t done a decent job. Please answer this. Why is the pm relief fund not accessible to the pm without mainos signature. It belongs to the office and counter. It’s not supposed to be her personal fund.
Mr/Ms Ana: When the tone of Arnab Goswami’s rants can not only be vile and disrespectful but also downright vengeful when it comes to Ms Sonia Gandhi, is there anything wrong in other publications writing in a civilised manner and taking an opposing view ? Or has India come to a stage when the only thing the media is allowed to do is sing praises to Modi and shower abuses upon others who oppose PM Modi?
And then, with regard to development, the economy that MMS bequeathed NaMo was in far better shape than what it is today. Much of today’s economic troubles, in particular jobless growth, rural distress, devastation of the informal sector, growing inequality etc. is manmade or rather Modi made. It all comes down to incompetence, distrust of economists, an over-reliance on RSS apparatchiks, centralisation of power in Delhi with one man and a dogmatic pursuit of Hindutva. This almost Trump like disdain of experts like Dr Raghuram Rajan reached its pinnacle with demonetisation – a foolish measure that devastated the informal sector where 82% of Indians work and brought the agricultural sector on its knees. And that folly was followed up by another other – GST.
I am no supporter of the Congress or an admirer of Ms Sonia Gandhi – far from it. But the fact remains that the gains made from liberalisation of the Indian economy under the Narasimha Rao government, continued onwards by the Vajpayee govt and then by UPA until 2014 ahve been thoroughly squandered by the Delhi University “graduate”.
Who is this killi joshiyar…she/he has defended a lot…so much free time she/he has
Weird submission. You mean to say just by having free time one can write as much as he wants. Don’t you require brains to do that? Aren’t his/her arguments valid and well supported?
Ms Soumya: Thank you for having taken notice of the musings of this humble clerk. Am indeed honoured that busy, and presumably highly educated intellectuals like the Soumyas of this world have so much free time on their hands that they read my posts. What more can yours truly, a simple and not so very well read chap in a corner office ask for?
Once again, thank you very much Ms Soumya !!
My own thinking
The other day I spent some time on finding out as to which language these words are from, and also what do they mean literally. I came to know that these are Malayalam words depicting the profession of a “parrot astrologer”. So you see he/she must be getting lot of free time in between the customers to chip in with his/her lengthy defences of an “Italian lady” (as per Arnab). To me, she is a naturalised Indian now, who could have been the Indian PM if astrology had favored her. Even now, there is a remote possibility of it; Advani ji was hopeful even after well into his eighties, but Modi ji- his disciple- spoilt his cart, instead of giving “guru dakshina” to him like Eklavya. By the way, “parrot astrology” seems to be the next best profession for the unemployed after “pakoda” selling. What do you think Ms/Mr Soumya?
Brilliant Mr Murtada !!!
Parrots are far more trustworthy than “patriots” like Arnab Goswami !
Kya Sonia Gandhi apke chacha ki ladki hai ya fufa ki. I think you are frustrated from your life. People who pick sides have no credibility and integrity so that makes you no different than Arnab Goswami, the difference is he has achieved far more than you will ever achieve in your lifetime. Think about it. Peace!
Achillies: Thank you for your concerns about my life and my possible frustrations. I am happy to report that I am not frustrated !
As regards your assessment of my “credibility” and “integrity”, well I don’t care two hoots. You know nothing about me, and what I may or may not have achieved. At least one achievement I can tout here is that you have not been able to muster a single argument to counter my many comments to this article.
Basic decency, listening to other viewpoints which I may not personally endorse and respect and courtesy for other human beings, regardless of their ethnic origins or religion are virtues that I strive to cultivate and hence, I am not in competition with Arnab Goswami. I have no intention of becoming Josef Goebbels 2.0 – that post has been taken by Arnab Goswami.
So go pour yourself a stiff peg of gomutra, sit on a charpoy with your gaurakshak buddies, indulge in the favourite male pastime in the Hindi belt viz. scratching your privates in public places and think about what I wrote. And yes peace as you suggest. So also advise your gaurakshak buddies to be peaceful and not indulge in any lynching !
Dear Jyoti Akshay Kumar (Rajiv Bhatia) has surrendered his honorary Canadian citizenship. So don’t bother him. Antonia Maino is an Italian by birth and it’s a fact, kindly don’t try to hide it
Mr Pinaki Routray: So Akshay Kumar, like India’s many “Aaya Ram, Gaya Ram” politicians wanders from being an Indian national to being a Canadian and then back to being an Indian national. So where do his loyalties lie? Or are such awakward questions about loyalty not asked of opportunistic BJP bhakths but only of minorities like Muslims and Christians?
Let Akshay, Sunita, Kalpana file appears for elections. We shall discuss about them. Till then, they are private citizens.
Now, as for Sonia, she filed and won elections. Hence debate about when, how and why she got the Indian citizenship, is relevant. When she got married to an Indian? When she filed for citizenship? When did she relinquish her Italian passport? Are her children too not Italian citizens? She became Indian, the moment she smelt a chance to loot and route Indian money abroad, worse than the Brits.
Now I strongly believe that Ms Sonia Gandhi’s decision to reject the offer of becoming the PM of India after her party’s impressive win in 2004 general elections was a grave mistake.
She never rejected PM position but at that time she was not surrender her Italian CitizenShip and even she was not accepted the Indian citizenship so because of that she was not eligible for PM.
this articles seems to have attracted bhakts and paid-bhakts like flies to a honey pot. have fun while you can because ‘sab yaad rakha jayega’…
Akshay is Indian and Sonia is not because Richard Gere is America and Imran Khan is not. Simple?
no your logic is not logical. gere has american passport and akshay has canedian passport. so that makes akshay a canedian.
Well said Ms Anamika !
your news source must be quite slow anamkia ji, as of December 2019 he has already applied for Indian citizenship, also btw akshay has always donated for various causes, the most recent case being his donation to fight covid-19, how much has sonia gandhi donated ???
Mr Vishal: Unlike Akshay Kumar, not all donors to charities make a media circus of their contributions. There are many who do so silently and anonymously. And since you claim that Ms Gandhi is not charitable, do you really have proof that she did not donate to charitable causes such as the current COVID crisis?
Additionally, in the case of a Bollywood star like Akshay Kumar, one can be rather sure that like other members of the film fraternity, he too has been dodging taxes. Maybe, like Amitabh Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai, he too has a Panama Papers dossier and a cash stash outside the country ..
And then, isn’t there a quid pro quo of some sorts with the ruling BJP here? Maybe the BJP will go soft on his income tax problems in return for his participating in more scripted interviews with Modi ? Or perhaps he has political ambitions of his own? Any suggestions Mr Vishal ?
Bar lady has Italian passport and her kids too… they are Italians….?
Mr Vijay: But Akshay, like millions of Indians in the West, ditched his Indian nationality and obtained a foreign one. On the other hand, Ms Gandhi surrendered her Italian nationality to become an Indian national – a route less travelled if I may say so.
And then we have the many thousands of Indians, affiliated with every – I re-iterate every – political party who stash away their wealth in overseas offshore accounts or even run simply away from their commitments to tax authorities in India. Vijay Mallya, Lalit Modi, Nirav Modi, Vijay Adani, Amitabh Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai etc. dodge taxes in India. Some flee, whilst others – such as the Bachchan family – are so well connected that they needn’t flee. Are they Indian Mr Vijay? Did you see Akshay Kumar and Amitabh Bachchan stand in queues to deposit their demonetised notes Mr Vijay ?
lol.. connection kya hai.. how hard it is to think of Akshay as Indian and Sonia Gandhi as non-Indian? Secondly, there is also a virtue called deed – one guy has donated big monies in almost all natural calamities or terrorist attack while the other mostly seem to have played appeasement politics.. like I doubt anybody ever heard anything from her or her party on killing of Kamlesh Tiwari while you would see her or the party she heads standing first in the queue if someone like an Akhlaq gets killed.. so although the game has been going on for a while but people have become more aware and see things better now.
Worth less reading this article as I read only title..
But answer please how they all become gandhi while there is no real gandhi in the family..??
Indian: When Jawaharlal Nehru’s daughetr Indira Priyadrashini Nehru married Feroz Gandhi, she took on her husband’s surname.
What what took her 16 years after marriage to get Indian citizenship?
People are not fools.
The print is spreading venoms.
Where the print were when Antonio called prime minister as Scorpio?
Is there a law which states that you must take your citizenship ASAP ?
Well, that law is followed by most Indians in the West, including the many Modi bhakths who finance the BJP through dubious contributions. As soon as you are eligible to get Canadian, British, American, Australian or German nationality, virtually every Indian applies for his new nationality and flings his old Indian passport at the local Indian Embassy. At the very least, unlike 99% of Indian immigrants in the West, Ms Gandhi wnet the other way and renounced her Western passport for n Indian one. With all the inconveniences such a move entails.
Attack Ms Gandhi’s politics, but not her persona . But I undersatnd that Godse worshippers don’t get told that do they ?
Mr Kili
This is very barbaric way of defending Miss Antonia Maino alias Sonia fake ” Gandhi” Please do not mix up politics of India with economic migrants of India to Western Countries as if they are commiting a crime . Its shameful and sad to see that journalists like you happy to degrade and defame BJP supporters which has majority support of Indian electoral . So going by your logic those supporting BJP means worshippers of Godse then who support ” Congress” and Nehru dynasty means supporters of anti-Sikh riots 1984, imposing of national emergency and conducting mass sterilization, Bofors Scandals,Common Wealth scandals. Arnab questioned why Sonia was silent on Palghar lynching when they strongly opposed Aklaq killing . Nehru dynasty always did and still continuing muslim appeasement politics which is why they are loosing majority support of Indian electoral. Lastly , Mrs Sonia submitted her Italian citizenship only she could become Indian Prime Minister so her family and associates can loot India and not doing any favor to India in any way.
Mr Venkat: Thanks for your response ! Indeed a privilege for barbarians like me to be debating with highly civilised people like the Venkats of this world !
Some facts that seem to escape civilised men like you:
1. I am no journalist as you allege – just a simple clerk.
2. The BJP does not – I repeat does not – have the support of the majority of Indians as you suggest. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP received less than 38% of votes cast, ref: https://bit.ly/35nnWod But then, the terrible first-past-the-post electoral system that Indian and other former British colonies inherited ensures that there is no correlation between votes won and seats won.
3. Indian migrants, not only to the West but also to Muslim countries are primarily economic migrants – regardless of the type of work they do. And remittances and lobbying from the Indian diaspora often influence Indian politics. Indeed, in many instances, the diaspora has an outsize influence in the countries they leave. Thus, Irish immigrants in the US hold great sway in the politics of Ireland; many Sikh immigrants in the West supported and financed the Khalistan movement for secession from India; Sri Lankan Tamil emigrés were active in the secession movement in that country; Cuban emigrés in the US impact US politics towards Cuba and so on. Indeed, the BJP has taken it one step further and has tried to influence UK elections by extremely dubious methods. The hardline Hindu organisation Overseas Friends of the BJP (OFBJP) has attempted to influence elections in the UK by asking Hindus to turn their backs on the Labour party !!! Ref: https://cnn.it/3aSto3D
BOTTOMLINE: Indian migrants influence Indian politics back home home, usually by financing political parties and movements.
4. I watched the Arnab Goswami oral open defaecation show. Honestly, even an unquestioning Modi cult chap like you with a smidgen of deceny would admit that India’s Joseph Goebbels personified was shedding crocodile tears for the victims of the lynching – his main objective was vilification and indeed, below the belt, uncouth attacks on an Indian citizen. I am no fan of either Ms Gandhi or the man you choose to deify viz. Narendra Modi. But my humble submission is that they are both Indian citizens and one needs to criticise their policies and record. Not their ethnic origins, gender, religious affiliations, caste etc. For sure, the UPA and the Congress have been embroiled in scandals of all sorts – Bofors, 2G, Commonwealth Games etc. Just as the BJP has been embroiled in its own scandals – The Westend sting the Tehelka revealed, the Kargil coffin scams, the Rafale scam, the Godhra pogroms, NPAs, demonetisation that favoured the BJP but targetted the opposition and so on. Indeed, when the BJP is voted out of power, more scandals will be unearthed. Admittedly, with few press freedoms in India now, it is unlikely that any BJP transgressions will get revealed.
I will stop here. But my parting salvo to you is that there is utterly, I repeat utterly no difference between the Congress and the BJP. More so when you realise that many BJP politicians are scam tainted Congressmen escaping the long arm of the law by joining the BJP. Or, as Arun Shourie so brilliantly put it:
Congress + Cow = BJP.
Even a barely educated clerk like me understands that equation Mr Venkat !
Mother Teresa = Indian, Sister Nibedita = Indian, Amrita Sher-gil = Indian. So why not Sonia Gandhi?
Only narrow minded people who don’t understand the difference between nationalism and patriotism, those who think their narrow identities are more important than humanism; those who are Hindus first, Indians next and humans last – if at all, endlessly bring up the “Indian” question.
RIP Logic. Worst article ever written on this earth.
Mr Amit Shrivastava: 2 sentences and 9 words is all you are able to spit out.
Puzzlingly, the presumably very logical and extensively well-read Amit Shrivastava is utterly unable to marshal a single argument to clarify why he thinks:
a) the article lacks logic
b) why it is the worst ever article written on this earth.
RIP: Debate in India. I don’t know whether this is the worst ever comment written on this earth.
Your first sentence itself is a bit of a giveaway and your logic is poor. Since akshay was born in India and acquired Canadian citizenship, we still consider him indian. Sonia was born in Italy and acquired indian citizenship well into her marriage to an Indian. And yes, that’s why we consider her Italian. So no contradiction there.
The dumbest guy who came from a Dumb world.
Stupidity can never surpass this guy’s “Stupidity”.
The article itself seems to have been politically motivated!! Absolute crap!!
The article itself seems to have been politically motivated!! Absolute crap!!
The conclusion should have been as to what should we do for the loudmouth Arnab to learn Indianness/mannerisms rather than asking what Ms Gandhi should do to appear as an Indian to some crooks in India.
Agree with that one Mr Murtada.
Arnab comes out less Indian and more like a Nazi in a suit à là Hitler’s propaganda Minister Josef Goebbels. Ms Gandhi is far more Indian than this rabid pitbull who poisons the minds of ordinary Indians and make the already xenophobic, intolerant bhakth into an attack dog like himself.
She is the real crook. She has quite literally looted Indians, and continues to be out on bail in many cases. The real question is what will it take for Indians like you to get out of the “Foreign subservience” mentality?
The “foreign subservience” of about a lakh of bhakts like you was pretty much visible on Motera stands who were foolishly waiting to listen the beautiful word “Namaste” get dishonored by its pronouncement in a weird accent by a weird/zombie president who turned ungrateful enough within a few days of that event to threaten India with dire consequences if the ban on export of covid medicine facilitating US supplies was not lifted. As to the alleged looting by Ms Sonia/Congress party, the law of the land should have taken its course by now.!She should have been jailed. Why carrying out of her character assassination in this manner? And if you think that the PM-HM duo is engaged in filling the national coffers today for the public good, then you are in the deep slumber. Never in the history of governance in India, had the public coffers been so ruthlessly spent on personal image building and on the party consolidation through indulgence in all types of heinous and deceitful exercises of buying loyalties, creating and running dishonest media, executing plans to create religious divide in the society and what not. Never in the history, public funds were generated in so dubious and in-transparent manner, and in such enormity. And finally, keeping the entire system in a state of perpetual fear with no one at the helm of any institutions belonging to the four pillars of democracy showing courage to stand up against the authority, it is very easy to keep one’s white shirt spotless or acquire clean chits for himself, but the matter does not end there. There is a bigger judiciary which does not err. Please go on with your “andh bhakti” till that strikes, and strikes very hard.
Mr Frank Kannadiga: In your glaring inability and impotence to formulate a cogent reply to Mr Murtada above, you resort to the usual, tired tactic of name calling – “foreign subservience mentality” in this instance. All that Mr Murtada above asks is that Arnab Goswami behaves like the Indian he purports to be. Indeed, Ms Gandhi looks and behaves more like an Indian than this loudmouthed BJP pitbull.
Perhaps, like Mr Gandhi who always wears a spotless white sari, Mr Arnab Goswami could demonstrate his Indianness by turning up for his braying competitions in a dhoti and kurta !
Is Ms Sonia Gandhi ruling the country. The Indians are ruling the country. Why can’t the Indians take action. The 2 Hindu Sadhus are lynched by 70% belonging to the bjp as is given in the news. People are arrested and under investigation. 2 police are suspended, why they are not under investigation.
The state government is investigating the case in consultation of Home minister amit shah.
Is Ms Sonia Gandhi ruling the country. The Indians are ruling the country. Why can’t the Indians take action. The 2 Hindu Sadhus are lynched by 70% belonging to the bjp as is given in the news. People are arrested and under investigation. 2 police are suspended, why they are not under investigation.
The state government is investigating the case in consultation of Home minister amit shah.
What a dumb report …Is Akshay kumar in public life to be compared to Antonio Maino ???
Mr Hari: Yes he is. Whenever the BJP needs a publicity stunt to be done or when PM Modi needs to be seen as someone accessible to the media, useful idiots like Akshay Kumar get roped in to do the party’s bidding.
In anc case, is there a law which states that naturalised Indians cannot participate in public life? And haven’t you forgotten that people of Indian origins have made it to prominent positions in the UK, Canada, Australia etc.? Should these naturalised Indians have been barred from public life in their new countries of residence?
What is your definition of public life?
Read and find that we need deeper introspection on the subject.If a person is found guilty he should be legally punished with proof.If a person is working against the Country. he must be arrested under relevant laws with proof and with no loop holes for any reliefnThe government may invoke NSA and Sedition Laws We can not accuse others without proof.
The Congress “Family”, STILL, even after his CLEARLY winning TWO successive elections, views Modi as an usurper, a ‘Gatecrasher’ and an interloper in THEIR very OWN, divinely ordained New Delhi and the PM”s Office. If that is OK by you, then there is nothing wrong with the BJP’.s thinking.
From Kalpana Charla to Akshy Kumar all always seen in public to love India and be proud of being an Indian but Sonia Gandhi only loves power to rule India and never seen in public expressing her loves for India and her proudness as an Indian.
From Anita Williams to Akshya Kumar all loves India and feels proud to be an Indian but Sonia Gandhi only loves only power to rule India and never seen in public expressing her proudness of being an Indian.
Mr Om: So the famous “Om test of Indianness” entails standing in front of the public and saying that you are proud to be an Indian? Is that all ? I am sure your friends Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi, Lalit Modi, Vijay Adani etc. have all done. Hence, please send them a testimonial attesting to their having passed the “Om test of Indianness ” !!!!
Why don’t you also mention Sonia’s Gandhi’s party being major stakeholders in some of the biggest scams in modern Indian history? Augusta, 2G, Coal just to name a few. I guess that does not fit with the narrative you’re re trying to peddle.
Mr Frank Kannadiga: Thanks for your response !
My comment restricts itself to this disgusting tendency of name-calling of Ms Gandhi solely because of her ethnic origins. And making her an automatic target of suspicion because she is of Italian extraction. Not for a moment do I defend the scams conducted during various UPA and Congress regimes. But those scams make their way through the courts of the country and Indian law applies to the defendants regardless of their previous citizenship. They are not relevant to the current discussion i.e the tendency to regard non-Hindus, especially Muslims and Christians with suspicion. After all your buddy Arnab Goswami doesn’t question the thousands of Indians who have indulged in far greater scams and tax evasion schemes under both Congress and BJP regimes does he ?
And then Mr Frank Kannadiga, staying close to the land of the Kannadigas, do you have any idea of the amount of money stolen from the Karnataka exchequer by your beloved BJP CM Mr Yeddiyurappa ? And doesn’t this Hindutva touting thief continue to steal from Kannadigas like you ? Or do you, as a Kannadiga, prefer to get your pockets picked by a fellow Kannadiga ?
The writer must be a Congress **””licker? Shameless paid writer?
It is difficult to say if the writer is a paid blogger, but you are a creepy paid commenter, for sure.
Mr Sampathlal: If anybody who writes an article critical of the BJP is a Congress **”””” licker, well applying your impeccable logic leads me to conclude:
“Mr Sampathlal must be BJP **”””” licker.
It remains to be seen whether Mr Sampathlal is also an Arnab Goswami **”””” licker, given that he seems to be intoxicated on the hot air that Mr Goswami expels through his various orifices.
There are many here who question Ms Sonia Gandhi’s loyalty to India because of her Italian origins. Arnab Goswami, the vile, rabid pitbull and BJP’s equivalent of Nazi propaganda Minister Joseg Goebbels screams loudest of all the saffronistas. There are many who claim that Ms Gandhi steals from India, works for Italian interests, for the Vatican and what not. And going by the many comments here supporting this loudmouth’s virulent fascism and racism, one wonders if Indians and the BJP have forgotten that many of Indian origins serve in the governments of foreign countries in high positions. And few raise eyebrows about that in the West – they have after all, been elected to power.
Some examples:
The UK cabinet today has 2 Ministers of Indian extraction, Rishi Sunak & Priti Patel. Should voters in the UK have rejected these Indian origin politicians fearing that their loyalties lie with India and that they work for Golwalkar they might run off to India ?
Harjit Sajjan, a turban-wearing Sikh from Hoshiarpur, Punjab is the Defence Minister of Canada ? Any dangers to Canadian defence dear bhakths ? Would Harjit Sajjan do a Rafale type scam with some Ambani or an Ambani clone, pocket a lot of money and seek refuge in Hoshiarpur?
The problem with guttermouths like Arnab Goswami and his BJP financiers is that they seem to forget that most theft and treachery takes place in very sophisticated ways and most of the culprits are locals and often from majority communities or immigrants. Politicians like Congo’s Mobutu, Philippines’ Ferdinand Marcos, Haiti’s Jean-Claude Duvalier etc. were locals, not foreigners. Likewise, Lalit Modi, Nirav Modi, Vijay Mallya, Vijay Adani, Amitabh Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai, BJP politician Ravindra Kishore Sinha and the 400 + other tax evaders are very much Indian. Wonder why Aranab Goswami’s ire is not directed at these not so patriotic Indians. Scapegoating people who are different either because of ethnic origins, race, caste or religion as the BJP does through the likes of thugs masquerading as journalists is a surefire way to weaken the very fragile bonds that hold this fractious country together.
I am no admirer of the Congress or the BJP and I am certainly not enamoured by Ms Sonia Gandhi’s attempts to foist her useless, unpredictable son on the nation. But Ms Gandhi is an Indian and deserves to be treated with the same respect accorded to all Indians. Criticise her politics and policies as much as you want but not her race, origins or personal beliefs. But then, civil discourse is something neither the BJP nor its evil loudspeaker are capable of right ?
But none of Indian origin ministers are owner of ruling party in any foreign country.
This cunning Italian lady even submitted her fake degree of Cambridge University to Parliament, eventually that truth was unfolded by Mr Subramanian Swamy with proof.
Which Indian origin minister submits any fake degree and gets ministerial seat in foreign countries?
And this pseudo liberal propagandist racist rhetoric so called racism won’t be working in India.yes we Indians are sceptical of foreigners because we were subjugated by foreigners for more than 200 years,we can’t trust this lady.she is a scourge of India
what complete lies! when did Sonia Gandhi ever pretend to fake degrees? That was Mamata Didi, (Manu)Smriti-(i)rani, and out dear Feku PM who still can’t show his supposed master degree.And Ireland is currently lead by a person of Indian origin if you did not notice!
Mr Ram Prakash Shukla: Let me venture a more domestic and perhaps more relevant answer to your question:
“Which Indian origin minister submits any fake degree and gets ministerial seat in foreign countries?”
You seem to have forgotten that the highest post in India is held by Narendra Modi, a man who claims to be a graduate of Delhi University.
If you go by his track record of bizarre and utterly hare-brained measures like demonetisation, a botched GST implementation, notions such as Ganesha being proof that plastic surgery was performed in ancient India, crony capitalism favouring Gujaratis, an unplanned lockdown that callously threw millions of migrant labourers into the grip of starvation and so forth, one must conclude that the PM of India is nothing more than the graduate of an RSS shakha.
Ms Sonia Gandhi’s graduation from Cambridge is irrelevant to the current debate – at best of marginal relevance. She is not the PM of the country. More probing questions should be asked of the PM, not an opposition leader who you may dislike, given your xenophobic bent of mind. So go ask the PM to produce his graduation certificate from Delhi University.
I have to agree with you to not criticize sonia gandhi’s past nationality.
But i do hate her politics.
And what about burkha and rajnath.. the dogs of sonia? Utilisinv every occassion to badmouth hindus?
At the end of the article, write “no homo” – suddenly means you aren’t homosexual?
Writing a poetry on Sonia Gandhi and at the end saying she shouldn’t be criticised based on the fact that she isn’t Indian born? That person wouldn’t have been criticised if she hadn’t loot India, if she hadn’t doomed congress party (by strictly adhering to family politics), had allowed Manmohan singh ji to work freely.
Common indian. Like me want development.
I suggest Arnab please utilised your energy for uplift ment of this country. Akshay Kumar is Canadian citizen and Sonia Gandhi is Indian. How does it matter. Please Arnab ask Government questions about the economy. After Demonetisation and GST economy fails. Poor are more poor. Sonia Gandhi is past. Now We have voted other party. So ruling party show us your report card. I don’t know the citizens ship of Sonia. I need hospitals, school. Now Please Arnab ask Government about the schools and hospitals.
Common indian. Like me want development.
I suggest Arnab please utilised your energy for uplift ment of this country. Akshay Kumar is Canadian citizen and Sonia Gandhi is Indian. How does it matter. Please Arnab ask Government questions about the economy. After Demonetisation and GST economy fails. Poor are more poor. Sonia Gandhi is past. Now We have voted other party. So ruling party show us your report card. I don’t know the citizens ship of Sonia. I need hospitals, school. Now Please Arnab ask Government about the schools and hospitals.
Excellent article. Raised a good question and provided the right answer. Let us spell this out again – Indian are those with Indian passport, swearing allegiance to India. Foreign are those who do NOT have an Indian passport and do not pay taxes in India. If there is a problem abroad, they will ask their own embassy for help – not India, and if they excel in a sport, they will compete under another flag, not the Indian one. Super simple!
Ms Anamika: You list out a number of criteria to determine whether someone is Indian. Let us apply the “Anamika test” to some cases. For instance, one element of the test according to you is:
“Indian are those with Indian passport, swearing allegiance to India. Foreign are those who do NOT have an Indian passport and do not pay taxes in India”
1. Are Nirav Modi, Vijay Mallya, Lalit Modi etc. Indians? They hold Indian passports but do not pay taxes in India and have moved out of India. Doubtful if they still swear allegiance to India.
2. Are Amitabh Bachchan, Aishwariya Rai and the other 800 odd Indians in the infamous Panama Papers list Indians ? Applying the Anamika test will reveal that they hold Indian passports but funnel away the bulk of their income to offshore locations and illegally reduce / avoid paying taxes to india. Doubtful if they swear allegiance to India.
3. Ms Sonia Gandhi has an Indian passport, pays taxes to India and swears allegiance to India. She has even mentioned that she wants to die in India and have her last rites done in India. So isn’t she a full-fledged Indian ?
Fact is, a lot more Christians, Muslims, Parsis and Sikhs are loyal to India than what BJP propaganda indicates. And what that rabid pitbull Arnab Goswami claims in his screaming sessions.
Ms Anamika: You list out a number of criteria to determine whether someone is Indian. Let us apply the “Anamika test” to some cases. For instance, one element of the test according to you is:
“Indian are those with Indian passport, swearing allegiance to India. Foreign are those who do NOT have an Indian passport and do not pay taxes in India”
1. Are Nirav Modi, Vijay Mallya, Lalit Modi etc. Indians? They hold Indian passports but do not pay taxes in India and have moved out of India. Doubtful if they still swear allegiance to India.
2. Are Amitabh Bachchan, Aishwariya Rai and the other 800 odd Indians in the infamous Panama Papers list Indians ? Applying the Anamika test will reveal that they hold Indian passports but funnel away the bulk of their income to offshore locations and illegally reduce / avoid paying taxes to india. Doubtful if they swear allegiance to India.
3. Ms Sonia Gandhi has an Indian passport, pays taxes to India and swears allegiance to India. She has even mentioned that she wants to die in India and have her last rites done in India. So isn’t she a full-fledged Indian ?
Fact is, a lot more Christians, Muslims, Parsis and Sikhs are loyal to India than what BJP propaganda insinuates. And what that rabid pitbull Arnab Goswami claims in his screaming sessions.
About time people called this bluff.
sure. i think we are on the same side of the argument… i should have been clearer: Sonia Gandhi = clearly Indian; Akshay Kumar = clearly not.
“Fact is, a lot more Christians, Muslims, Parsis and Sikhs are loyal to India than what BJP propaganda insinuates. And what that rabid pitbull Arnab Goswami claims in his screaming sessions.”
totally agree!
Mr/Mrs Kili
You must be a lawyer. Your cooment/answer is perfect.
Do you think whatever Arnab said about Sonia is that an issue that congress ruled maharashtra government should interrogate him for 12 hours? Do you think there is freedom of speech in India?
Thank you
Mr Hemant: Thanks for the response.
No, I am not a practising lawyer although I do hold a law degree and specialise in trade law. I am just a simple clerk in a corner office in a forgotten corner of the world Sir !
I do not know if the Maharashtra government interrogated AG for 12 hours due to his comments about Ms Gandhi. From a cursory analysis of his programme, I would conclude that he did not break any laws per se. However, many of his unsubstantiated claims, wild allegations without proof and character assassinations are defamatory in nature and could attract civil litigation should Ms Gandhi decide to go that route. Besides being unethical, unsavoury and disrespectful.
In any case, the one thing that is worrying in India is that press freedoms are circumscribed by whichever political party happens to be in power regionally and at the Centre. So had AG operated out of Uttar Pradesh, he might not have faced any questioning. Thus, it is not the Constitutionally guaranteed freedom of the Press that matters but its partisan interpretation by political parties. Do you think that Arnab Goswami would have had the guts to use the same language that he had used against Ms Gandhi on PM Modi, Mohan Bhagwat or Adityanath ? The answer is a NO. The press in India today, more so than in the past has become a mouthpiece for political parties. After all, India pioneered the concept of paid media didn’t it ?
As regards your question about whether India still has freedom of speech, which I choose to interpret as press freedoms, my answer is: NO. Sadly, India is at about the same level as Pakistan. Reporters Without Borders (rsg.org) produces an annual Press Freedom Index Report that you can access at rsf.org/en/ranking_table
Highlights from the 2020 report:
– 180 countries were ranked
– Norway is ranked at # 1 whilst North Korea is ranked at # 180
– India is ranked at # 142 whilst Pakistan is at # 145
– In comparison to 2019, India has fallen 2 notches.
Thus, what the mullahs and the military did to press freedoms in Pakistan, has been done by the RSS and the BJP did in India.
I think you are either cong(Kang) bias or yellow media fowler. I don’t want argu with you until you are object oriented person to that you have to prove yourself.. is that ok to you. If so tell me the Antonio Maino blunt mistakes.
Green chillies have squeezed into Congress men’s bump deep inside and they are unable to bare the effectiveness caused by those chillies !
We Indians are the biggest bigots and racists that this planet has ever seen. We call the people from the NE as chinki, people of African origin as well as our own people who have a darker skin as Kalia! As rightly stated everyone from the south aee madrasis and people from the north are bhaiyaas. People from the state of Gujrat and Rajasthan are both addressed as gujratis. We make jokes on the people from the Sikh community! All the men from West Bengal are babu moshais.. I’m sure the list can be endless with the tags that we have given to the people of our country that has a huge diversity.
Well said Iceman!
Indians abroad are the loudest to complain about racism at any perceived slight, never mind the fact that they do not respect African Americans or Africans or even darker skinned Indians. Indeed, there was a time in the 70s when Bal Thackeray and his thugs would go around roughing up South Indians in Bombay and screaming that the “kaala madrasi” had to leave Bombay.
For all her faults – real and imagined – Ms Sonia Gandhi is an Indian national and needs to be respected as an Indian. Not vilified and treated with disrespect as the Arnab Goswami and his backers in the BJP do.
The article in a national newspaper (actually, news sellers and narrative makers) is constructed on a unrelated, misplaced set of arguments. People of foreign origin can always work in India if they follows our laws. Do we have foreign CEOs? May be less, since many would fail to understand Indian market. Do we accept foreign CEOs? We do. It’s not a elected post to be accepted by citizen. Can the journalist point out anyone who came to India for education/employment and settled here, and failed to become CEO just because of his/her origins? At least a campaign against some one?
One popular CEO, we all can remember is Warren Anderson, the infamous CEO of Union Carbide India during Bhopal Gas tragedy. We all know what he did and how he escaped the Indian law.
Regarding politics, India still continues to nominate British origin Indians to parliament. Even, Antonio Maino is a long serving Parliamentarian. No problems. At the same time, Indians do have a choice of whom to elect and whom not to. If Antonio Maino, in your opinion, is a competent lady, please go and vote for her. You have a right.
You just cannot make opinions by peddling fake, misconstrued narratives.
Please change your way of reporting. Maximum Indians has recognised Print is an anti national platform. Issue of no commenting by Antonio Mario on Palghar mob lynching you are not raising, instead question raising on Arnav Goswami. Please stop this type of journalism. Sonia known person is taking bail in Palghar area you are not commenting . Now Antonio Mario and her full family has exposed in front of country. You the print try to become nationalist in place of chatukar.
Mr/Ms PKC: How does The Print’s criticism of a gutter-mouthed, rabble-rousing, rabid pitbull called Arnab Goswami and his paymasters viz. a political party called the BJP which swears by fascism amount to the newspaper becimg anti-national Sir ? Or are you too one of those unemployed gaurakshaks intent in creating another storm in your gomutra lota ?
If you have all the evidence in the world showing BJP funding to Arnab Goswami, why are you not going to court? Would that not be a serious conflict of interest (Compromising the integrity of the media). I do not like Arnab’s style of debating but that does not allow me the right to go about rumor-mongering without evidence. BTW, you are quite clearly a Hinduphobe, given the language you have used in your comment. Maybe, just maybe that’s not the best way to have a civilized exchange of views and get people to open up to your views.
I would rather support Adnan Sami for his honesty in taking Indian citizenship after long waiting. Sonia… honesty?… Period.
We Indians will not be fooled so easily by congress propaganda anymore. People who changed their surname for political gains can never be compared with Modi. wish as much as you want but false gandhi family happy hours are gone.
Mr/Ms Abhi: When you pontificate:
“People who changed their surname for political gains can never be compared with Modi”
Wonder if Dalits, Muslims, lower caste Hindus, South Indians, Nagalanders, Manipuris, Kashmiris, Sikhs, Tripurans etc. buy that line of thinking Mr/Ms Abhi. Any clarifications ?
Arnab Goswami is crazy man
What kind of people who have to write shit article . People who are head of google and Microsoft have that leadership and professional quality to lead the company but not the country. Companys works on profitability. And in every field it’s the same. Actor like akshay was born in India. Lived all his life in India. Sonia credential is only because she is married to Gandhi dynasty. I think even in print media we have sycophants. This kind of people does not see politics and their benifits then India.
Cheap! Where is any substantiation for BJP calling Sonia Italian in a denigrating manner, or relishing someone calling her? A tweet blown into 1,000 words is not an article. In a journalistic work, every statement should be backed with facts and data. This is simply throwing mud at someone. Very cheap.
What about Sonia calling Modi “Mauth Ka Saudagar”. Care to explain how that was not defamatory? Remember this was after the supreme court had cleared him after almost 12 years of political witch-hunt.
Akki is donating money for covid and madam j ji has a record of making money of innocent people of india, that’s different.
Do you like reply? Funny.
Well ,if the views are personal ,how it is on your paper? In other way you agree with writer. It is your choice , keep it up!
Seems that the editor has got it all wrong , I won’t waste my time arguing on this one.. he is bankrupt,out of ideas ?
The reason for disliking Sonia Gandhi INTENSELY is not her Italian background, but the fact that she, her dead husband, her dead mother-in-law, her dead mother-in-law’s father, her kids, and her son-in-law have all treated India (and continue to treat India) like their personal ATM. They are by default anti-national persons, it has nothing to do with their genetics. Nehru onward this country has been in the death-grip of the corrupt Congress. We’ll be glad to see it go. You lot who keep defending Congress have one thing in common – you’re doing everything in life to get a pat on the head from your white massa.
Rainy: The people of India voted for the Congress and the leaders that the Congress fronted didn’t they ? And honestly, is the BJP any different from the Congress ? They are both 2 sdies of the same coin. Just as Indira Gandhi ruled – I reiterate ruled – through a coterie of sycophants and yes men, so does Narendra Modi. Although, to Ms Gandhi’s credit, one might say that she didn’t run pogroms of the kind that Narendra Modi did. And she was not afraid of answering the press – unlike the graduate of Delhi University.
What are you talking about? She declared emergency just to hold onto power.
I don’t. Understand why is. Jyothi Yadav all behind Akshay Kumar AND ONLY BJP. why no news about Mamatha Banerjee, Nothing about Capt Amrinder singh, nothing about ashok Gehlot. Journalism means to be unbaised. But I have always seen The Print and it’s journalists find Congress as Ram and others as Ravan. ? After going through the Funds for print, I am disappointed and details who are handling the Print has made me that this is not Journalism. It is just a Hate against BJP, HINDUS AND developing India.
this is a bit rich even by usual paid bjp-it-cell standards!
Jyoti Yadav offers a naive digression for Sonia Gandhi why she and other Congress leaders are silent over Palghar lynchings of two sadhus and their driver.
Das jnpath pe natmastak
totally irrelevant comment. these days being a bhakt seems to be the criterion for being considered Indian. remember, our country is greater than ideology of hate.
From Kalpana Chawla to Sunita Wiliams , Priti Patel and even Akshay Kumar are proud to be called as Indians. We also do not disown the Modis and Mallyas or Dowud as Indians.
The problem with imported politicians is that they tend to hide the origin because then there is always the possibility of the FUJIMORI trick. A man who was the president of Peru made and stole all the money and ran away to his country of origin – JAPAN
When we learn from others experiences we do not pay a price but when we insist on learning from our own experiences then we will have to pay the price,
So true….
Akshay kumar born in Amritsar so he is pure indian, Sonia born in Italy so she is Italian and not Indian, U may artificially make her Indian but naturally she is not. Akshay took Canadian citizenship for getting job in that country, but he never went as he got good opportunities in india.
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25 Cr tere Baap ne diye hain.. Ask the Italian Native to donate first then speak.
This article is so biased and stupid….Akshay Kumar is an Indian who became a Canadian citizen but Sonia Gandhi is a Italian who became Indian citizen only after her husband became prime minister. Moreover Akshay and his likes are artists and politicians or ministers in this country… We are ready to accept Sonia Gandhi as bar dancer in our country but we can’t hand over our country to a foreigner
Tulasi Gabbard is not of Indian Origin. Please cross check before writing. India Companies do have Foreign CEO’s. Akshay Kumar and others you have mentioned are not into politics. Can a Indian become US President or UK prime minister even if they have become citizens after migrating there???No. Unless you are born in those countries you can’t become President or Prime Minister. Same works for Sonia Gandhi. Instead of dividing India into North and South please try writing articles that will unite us. I agree North East Indians are called Names. Please use your energy to educate/enlighten people instead of dividing them further.
Stupid interpretation. Sonia Gandhi is more Indian than you.
We do have Indian born citizens who are currently Prime Ministers…. The current Prime Minister Of Portugal is originally from Goa And The Current Prime Minister Of Ireland Is originally from Maharashtra…. The people of these country voted them to power with open arms and without any controversy…. Goan born Keith Vaz is a very well known and respected politician in UK….
What’s the status of Margret Thacher. She’s Indian by birth and British
Foolish comparison between Akshay kumar and Sonia Gandhi! Akshay taking up Canadian citizenship for his personal gains and looking again for Indian citizenship is definitely opportunistic, but, madam sonia inspite of wearing sari, living in India for 50 years, talking toota phoota Hindi may not make an Indian leader. It is the general public or citizens, who have to accept anybody for that matter as their leader. Being a congress president only wouldn’t make their leader or its prime minister candidate. It is not supporting arnab or bjp and bite sonia gandhi, but, acceptability of a person comes from inside the mind of others. The said madam has never been able to touch the minds or feelings of the people of india so far. But put her in italy, she will be a successful candidate
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Good one! Great article!! I also thought that way before… But this makes sense… We are so narrow minded at times… We need to open our eyes wider and finally see
At least they have not hidden their roots and names and they have reached there with there good hunger to get knowledge hard work in their fields and by not dancing in bar with under high school education but for only her youthful beauty and came here to rule us and she is not connected to Indians preeti Patel and Ravi sunak are connected to ordinary English people and they were most suitable.
Since language is an unavoidable tool of the reporting trade, it is important that you be not cavalier about its use. What would you possibly mean by saying that Sonia Gandhi “denounced” her Italian citizenship? “Renounced”?
Obviously this “news” publication is just hiring at 1 cent a word online 🙂 Any altu-faltu is writing their stupid, biased, and poorly-researched articles. Edited properly is too high an expectation 🙂
Shekhar Ji last week you were asking money for print media for content journalism, is anti BJP anti Modi is only good journalism. Please have moderation in your contents otherwise it will look like Republic TV on the other extreme. Please remember these channels are born to counter channels for example NDTV.
The print and dhekhar gupta is a joke. They have become a joke in licking the gandhi family’s boots.
This gupta was lickimg rajiv’s boots when he ordered killings of sikhs in 1984. Now he licks boots of an italian, cause she is using gandhi surname. He cannot believe it, she is out and will never be voted back. 10 years a moderate sikh was pm. People voted for him, people did not care who her mafia boss was. They just made sure, he acted on his own. She lives in a fools paradise. Shekhar gupta must realize, they are never coming back. Mayb a regional leader becomes national leader. It could be anybody, shivraj chauhan, yogi, naveen patnaik, kcr, anybody. But this party with sonia is never winning an election. Once sachin pilot goes bonkers, rajasthan will be gone. A small state like chattisgarh doesn’t count. Other states are unreachable.
Arnab’s tirade was disgraceful, any which way you look at it. And then the crybully came up with another melodramatic performance after his car was conveniently “attacked”.
Yes, and the leftist media which has got a choke-hold on Indian mainstream and now even alternative media isn’t disgraceful? It’s just that the majority finally is less divided and is projecting a united voice which is not good for parties like old parties like congress that have thrived on a minority-appeasement and dividing the Hindu faction into cast and sub-casts.
Would recommend you to see CEO of maruti,himalaya drug company and tata motors. No one really cares.
Have a burnol??
Let Maino Donate 25cr
As a first step, for a change donate Rs.25 Crs
Such a silly article..Akshay is indian who has a foreign citizenship but lives and works in india. He is not a leader of a major political party…even the usa does not allow non-us born citizens to hold post of president …yet congress wants indians to agree to a non-indian born citizen leading it and eventually who was super pm ….bloody hypocrites. As Akshay has shown , his loyalty is to his roots and if ( hopefully it does not come) he should choose between Canada and india, we know where his loyalty lies ( india) , so will sonia Gandhi and we can’t have such people leading India’s key party. Full stop..they can be down in the hierarchy but never leaders of the party which can govern all of India. This is 101 basic of governance and yet such silly writers dont understand.
I am in Chennai since the last 25 years but was born and brought up in Mumbai and spent nearly 30 years before my career took me to other places and finally Chennai. To me the subject of allowing a foreigner to lead the nation has always put me on guard and always made me sit up and take stock with thoughts as to what would be in store if we allowed that. That, a 150 year old grand party ,with colourful stalwarts at the reins during our struggle for independence, should languish on the sidelines of Indian politics for want of leadership ,intellectual honesty and political integrity is tragic to say the least. For congress, Sonia may have been the choice to lead after Rajiv since after his departure she came about to be the primary guardian and custodian of the party coffers aided and abetted by a bunch of sycophants who displayed an astonishing degree of intellectual deficit and lack of imagination to have any vision for the future of the party. This ,inspite of having seasoned luminaries like narasimha rao,pranab mukherjee, and so many others who wilted for want of a voice against the authoritarian dynastic elements in the party. But that of course was an internal party matter which could not have brooked outside interference . But to foist their choice on the nation and to make it accept a foreigner as a PM candidate without opposition was expecting too much from the Indian polity
But fortunately as history would have it the matter forestalled with the timely assertion by none other than Subramaniam swamy that it was unconstitutional for Sonia to be made PM as until that time she had not revoked her Italian citizenship. Personally, as it was with a majority of Indians, there was no element of ill will against Sonia as a person as long as she did not contest the top post. The top post requires certain essential qualifications other than being Rajivs wife. From a security standpoint, a foreigner as a PM would have given unfettered access and leeway to forces inimical to the country which would have changed the entire complexion of our security environment. Add this to the fact that Sonia had connections to the KGB and was on its payrolls for a long time. Moreover Sonia’s dubious roots and fascist parentage makes her an untouchable as far as the PM post was concerned. After all we are not a Banana Republic to have allowed that kind of a thing to happen, congress or no congress.
After all these years in her public life we have witnessed how she has wasted no opportunity in upholding Vatican interests in conversions and change in Indian demography. The Congress who are most vocal about lynchings of minority community victims chose to give it an entirely different colour when a few Hindu mahants were lynched in the presence of the police who were mute spectators. This is how they conduct themselves when they are in power.
To my mind Arnab was right in asking pointed questions to Sonia regarding her silence and as a responsible politician should have given her replies in public instead of resorting to threats and intimidation using goons and questioning media freedom.
Kya bakwaas hai
Mr H.Mahadevan: One needs to see whether the “H.Mahadevan Loyalty Test” should be applied to Indians who have attained high posts in other countries. A cursory analysis suggests that the “H.Mahadevan Loyalty Test” has been rejected in the following cases:
1. Mr Harjit Sajjan, turban-wearing Sikh from Hoshiarpur, Punjab is the Defence Minister of Canada. Any dangers to Canada Mr Mahadevan?
2. Ms Priti Patel & Mr Rishi Sunak – both of Indian origins are in the UK cabinet. Ms Patel is the Home Secretary while Mr Sunak is the current Chancellor of the Exchequer. About time you contacted PM Boris Johnson and raised your concerns about the loyalties of these these dubious desis Mr Mahadevan !
People of Indian origins hold high ministerial posts in many countries. Evidently, the “H.Mahadevan Loyalty Test” has been flushed down the toilet in these countries.
Very good article highlighting hypocrisies and propaganda machinery of BJP. This article should have come from Mr. Shekhar Gupta. Instead he is increasingly becoming a pied piper. From past 1 month he has not highlighted a single loophole in govt. functioning and rather been relaying covid news that people already know from various sources. Shame on him
The Jyoti Yadav must be a Congress supporter on monthly salary! Sonia madam born in Italy and just because this exbar dancer happened to become Mrs Rajiv Gandhi does not mean this LADY is Indian? The writer is insane .and Shameful?
Was Sonia Gandhi aka Antonia Maino born in India? Was Akshay Kumar born in Canada? Aren’t there million Indians with passports of other countries? The former barmaid had Italian passport until mid 1990s. Any explanations for that?
Italian Sonia must be born again as Hindhu Indian sincerely.!!
Very true. Arnab is coward himself.
Coward a are the people who remain silent
As your name spells, Seems like you are Lallu
What nonsense.
Why this waste of digital space?
Isn’t it obvious by now that citizenship is dependent on religion and not what constitution awards?
Hence, SG will remain a foreigner despite being an Indian citizen and AK will be Indian despite being a Canadian citizen.
You call because you are bigoted stupid.
Akshay Kumar is Indian.
Dododoodoo
There is a slit error tulsi gabbard is not of Indian origin rather she adopted hinduism. It makes me wonder that your head is also running with same mindset as of hindutva forces that every hindu is bound to an Indian
No doubt the blood of Sonia is Italian and this will not change even if she changes her dress code or language. So is Rahul. Really surprising the Congress initiating Quit India movement is at her feet!
I hold Modi responsible for antics of likes of Arnab,Surya,Sadhvi Pragya….
What do u mean?
Just like I hold Sonia responsible for the countless scams under UPA 2. I guess antics >> looting 1000’s of crores of tax-payer money.
Wow anything wrong in India blame hindi heartland and somehow North Indians are the white supremacist of India ,this is not journalism this is hit piece . You have been raised wrong maybe this page has a more non hindi audience base so this maybe just catering to your audience and that is one racist audience
Lol what kind of losers write and read this
hahah Looks like The print is really frustrated with it.Do you need burnol???
Your point is noted.
However there is no comparison between the persons.
One is a foreigner who adopted this land but has contempt for heritage, civilizational achievement, traditions and idea of India, Indians and indianess.
There are endless example but I will name two.
Running a parallel government through NAC a non elected entity compromising, undermining and decimating the established governing institutions.
The tacit support to porselytization to Christian faith in central and nort East India to change the secular fabric and idea of India.
So no this comparison is unfair.
An apt comparison would be with Tom Alter or Mark Tully who adopted this country and assimilated with us as one without working against the nation, society and idea of India, Indians and indianess.
Yes, Tom Alter was born in India, Mark Tully and even Francois Gautier have clearly integrated into India, out of respect and also genuine love for this land and culture. Unlike that witch Anotina Maino and her son Raul Vinci, her corrupt daughter and her husband Robert Vadra (land scammer) who all treat India like their personal ATM, nothing more. There is no love in their hearts for India and they are not very sharp …. just crafty.
Apt!
Another person to compare with is Ruskin Bond. These people really made India their home and became one of us. Nobody thinks of them as anything else but Indian.
Only sycophants of the Nehru-Gandhi family can think the way the author of the original post does!
Interestingly, most Indian who leave the country actually start a countdown to see when they can discard their Indian nationality and get a Canadian, Australian or German one. And paradoxically, India’s colonial past notwithstanding, UK nationality is highly coveted.
Yet, when one has the cases of Ms Sonia Gandhi or Belgian born economist Jean Drèze who have relinquished their European nationalities and become Indian, the likes of BJP’s gutter mouthed Goebbels figures like Arnab Goswami regard them as a fifth column. It is this oral open defaecator Goswami who in reality is India’s fifth column since it is going to be his bigoted Hindutva ilk that will destroy the fragile unity of India. Regardless of her orgins, Ms Sonia Gandhi is an Indian citizen and needs to be accorded equal treatment and respect.
Shame on you Arnab Goswami – BJP’s Josef Goebbels.
No she is not Indian.. She has no respect for Indians. She treated Manmoham Singh ji with contempt. Her son also, do not respect the prime minister of India.
They treat India as ATM machine amd no respect for customs. India will never get destroyed. You are from ISI who wants to destroy india cause you think indians are not united. It is italian agenda to divide and rule. Nobody falls for it. Let them say whatever. Haati apni chaal chalta hai. And dogs like shekhar bark
Mr Raminder: Thank you for having researched and developed the brilliant “Raminder Test of Indianness” which you describe above. Alas, the GOI had other criteria for award of Indian nationality by naturalisation and Ms Sonia Gandhi has obtained her nationality fair and square.
Ms Sonia Gandhi is an Indian politician. Whilst you may not like Ms Gandhi’s political stance and all the horsetrading that goes with being a politician, especially an Indian politician, fact is, Ms Gandhi has renounced her Italian nationality and is an Indian. That is beyond doubt, the “Raminder Test of Indianness” notwithstanding.
Indian politics – all over the country and in all states – is driven by dynasties and/or powerful one man, err one person figures. Thus, you have the Thackeray dynasty in Maharashtra, the Karunanidhi dynasty in Tamilnadu, the Lalu Yadav dynasty of Bihar, the Mulayam Yadav dynasty of UP, the Gandhi dynasty of the Congress and so on. In some cases, you have one person outfits that are built upon the cult of some strong person: the Mayawati, Mamta Bannerjee, Jayalalitha and now also the Modi cult. This being the state of affairs in the country and the electorate accepting it, it stands to reason that whoever is appointed as PM or CM is usually a puppet of the dynasty and does not have real power. Ms Gandhi’s machinations and her disdainful treatment of MMS are but manifestations of the many written and unwritten rules and customs of Indian politics.
But to generalise from that and insinuate that Ms Gandhi does not respect Indians is the demented braying of a man intoxicated on Arnab Goswami’s hot air. You go on to say that Ms Gandhi does not respect Indian customs, treats India as an ATM etc. and that is certainly not true. Likewise your preposterous claim that there is an Italian agenda to “divide and rule” or that she is from the ISI.
You are entitled to your political opinions and it is your prerogative to like or dislike a politician or political party. But what is evident from your puerile post is that in your grand impotence in being able to formulate arguments and arguing on facts, you resort to name-calling, questioning the loyalty of a politician and other crude responses. Maybe that is what they taught you in your VHP or Bajrang Dal shakha. Maybe you are an armchair Arnab Goswami who believes in hurling abuses at imaginary enemies of India. But that is not how a civilised debate is conducted.
“How will Indians take it if an Indian company is led by a foreigner?”
How will Americans take if Republican or Democratic party is lead by a person born in India?
Let us consider a few checklist pointers to understand how to classify any individual person in which category:
1. Country of Birth
2. Mother tongue (The first language one learnt as a child)
3. Country where one’s ancestors are buried/cremated
4. Country where one’s parents, grandparents (if alive), aunts uncles, siblings, one’s childhood friends still live.
5. Country ( and language) in which primary education was imparted and one is still thinks in that language.
6. Country 0r Countries where one is /was a citizen of.
7. The country or countries where one would run to in case of trouble.
Some individuals may turnout to be grey rather than clearly pure white. In such cases use your common sense.
Canadian Ben: Could you please apply the “Ben test” and tell us your scores ? After all, you aren’t calling yourself Indian Ben or Bihari Ben but Canadian Ben …
Mr. Goswami must be commended for being able to get under the skin of “secular” journalists like Ms. Yadav and Ms. Sikander.
Hope he continues with the excellent job he is doing.
”It’s time to ask: what could she possibly do to be regarded as an Indian like a Canadian Akshay Kumar?”
She could at least bring back the loot she, her husband and her children stashed away in the foreign banks.
Sonia is, and always will be, a foreigner. Indians do not like her.
Sonia Gandhi renounced her Italian citizenship , not denounced , a typo . Each one of us , has biases , most are harmless but some are toxic , the author has done well to point out some.
Sonia Gandhi born in Italy, seen as Italian. Akshay Kumar born in India, seen as India. Am I the only one who see this article mere propaganda or paid article on Congress behalf? What is the logic here!
The Print, please maintain standards and not let interns write articles.
Why are you look more Congress news paper and why are your news is so depressing
Why are you look more Congress news paper
And this portal wants us to accept India born Akshay Kumar as Canadian and Italy born Sonia Gandhi as Indian.
Even after a full and final judgement by the judiciary , the Congress people particularly Soniya Maino and Rahul baba , never stop calling the BJP or RSS as “mout ke saudaagar” & “killers of the Mahatma” and the like.
So they are being paid in the same coins.
Dear Arnab & BJP, there is a level and extent to which you can be rude, encroaching and shameless.
Alas Mr Sanjay – that man err eunuch – does not know his limitations.
Useless article try to demonize akki who donated 25 crore what has antonia done nothing for the people of india his own husband is responsible for the genocide of Sikhs, rather than punishing bhopal gas tragedy accused she is accused of helping him . She is minority appeaser a failed politician
If your favourite party can regularly address the UP CM as Ajay Singh Bhisht , instead of yogi Adiyanath, there is nothing wrong in addressing Sonia Gandhi as Antonio Maino !!!!
I simply love the way Mr. Arnab Goswami manages to get under the skin of the likes of Ms. Yadav and Ms. Sikander.
That is True.!!
We can’t even comment on this post. Democracy?
The print is scrubbing many of my comments. I guess I do not have freedom to express my views as it does not align 100% with theirs.
Leading an Company is an different thing if the country is lead by an foreigner then why we demanded for Democracy we should be under British rule or Italian rule. Talking of the Indian origin parliamentarians in foreign countries it’s an choice of the nation. We didn’t choose Antonia Maino as Our leader nepotistic family of Gandhi choose her not as a leader but as daughter in law of Gandhi family not of Republic of India.
She is still an Indian citizen. How does that make here a foreigner?
You are comparing heads with tails Jyoti.
Indians claim successful people of Indian origin as their own – all the examples you qouted. But reject a foreigner who claims to be Indian.
Your examples are flawed because you are comparing two sides of the coin as one.
Now coming to the one example that is from the same side of the coin – perhaps. Akshay Kumar. Now you very conveniently did not mention that Akshay was born an Indian. He took Canadian Citizenship in later life. Just like all the others you mentioned!
Once an Indian, always an Indian.
Born a foreigner, always a foreigner? Perhaps, perhaps not. You would have done better to talk about that rather than emulate the man you seem to hate so much – Arnab Goswami – and just rant on with half baked and falacious logic.
You do have a point about racism in India – particularly against our own people from the North East. I do notice that you were not really outraged at the racism they face because that was just an argument to bolster your hate speech in support of Sonia Gandhi.
Wake up Jyoti! The people of India have voted said lady out if power.
Are you saying that the Indian Electorate is wrong?
She should relinquish her desire for power which is the root cause for her taking Indian citizenship. Get out along with her family of the Congress party and leave to any other leader through a transparent election. This will help to reinvent the Congress party.
This will be a service to the party and the country.
U found Akshay Kumar to compare with sonia Gandhi ??.
Jyoti Yadav should we all be proud that British f**ked this county for 200 years ? print is such a third class media
Akshay Kumar donate more than 25 cr. Where as congress and it’s goons looted whole country. Insecurity about being ruled by British? Joyti yadav should all we be proud that they ruled and stole from us?. you still think like a slave to British. People like you nothing but progressive SoBs. Got to UK and clean their toilets ??
I am happy that you are comparing Sonia to Akshay Kumar.
Democracy is not the despotism and journalism is not the art of maligning someone in the personal interest some professions have social responsibilies and journalism is that kind of profession which has the attachment with the press is the fourth pillar of the state …talking is different from trash
Quite a silly, fawning article, by a very shallow thinking writer.
You cannot compare kalpana chawla with papu’s mother.kalpana has done India proud and this lady is the cause of all wrong things
Quite silly. In fact, quite juvenile. Sonia, an Italian lady married to an Indian guy, a widow, can quite comfortably remain here in India. But, her political aspirations are what bring about division. SHE IS NOT INDIAN. Get that into your heads, people. Her children may qualify on this score, but doubts are cast on this as well, and satisfactory explanation has not yet come forth. She may be earnest in her present situation, but her past and that of her Indian family IS clouded by greed and corruption. So, enough already. Stop these odious, unrelated, out of context comparisons. If we do see a man of Indian origin as the next British PM, or as the President of the USA, it is by virtue of their having gone through due process. Just because she is the wife and daughter in law of former PM’s, does not take away her true background. We do have great talent in India. We can find our own true leaders. They can wear saffron or the tri colour. It is “our” choice. We do not need second hand talent when we have the best, in our own land.
The Canadian does not serve any public office.
The Canadian does not read English written Hindi in speeches.
The Canadian follows all local customs.
The Canadian is not as dumb as the Italian.
The difference is that Sonia Gandhi/ Congress party full of pyachophants which she rules occupies public space, makes policy decisions when in power and is unaccountable. No wonder they are on such a steep decline in public view (electorally). Others like Kalpana Chawla, Sunita Wiliams and Priti Patel or even Akshay Kumar are persons of recognition because of their hardwaork, competence and achievements. Can you please name one competence or capability of madam Gandhi. Just because Rajiv Gandhi married her she doesn’t become great. Unfortunately she hold the key to the safe of Congress’s I’ll goten wealth does not make her great. Wondering how much Jyoti Yadav or Print got paid for this article.
Thank you. I’ve often felt people are hypocritical, especially when they celebrate the achievements of foreigners with Indian roots, like Kalpana Chawla, Venkataraman Ramakrishnan, recent ones being Rishi Sunak and Priti Patel, as if they were working in India, and yet look at regional differences (like NE and South India). It’s no doubt a matter of pride that people with Indian blood have achieved great things. Instead of being proud, we should be inspired. They can also be viewed as just humans who have worked hard to achieve their own dreams. The countries which have adopted them helped in achieving that dream. Without that help, they wouldn’t be where they are. Maybe they would’ve been something else, greater or lesser, doesn’t matter. They’re a sum total of all experiences and we should respect them for that. Honestly after working hard for a country, it would hurt to see that others still think of you as an outsider. This is not a particularly Indian phenomenon, it is seen everywhere and we have to recognize it and understand that it isn’t right.
Yes, looting crores of Indian taxpayer’s money is physically and mentally exhausting. Even if her nationality was ignored, you cannot look past her corrupt past and how she is an Italian fascist that has ruined a great party like congress.
Akshay kunar never wants to “Rule India”…
Thats the difference…….
This is such a baseless blog(not news?), akshay kumar, and the other examples were born in india, to indian parents… Sonia gandhi was born in italy, WITH ITALIAN PARENTS!!
Jyoti ji Please set your mind right .Right
Absolutely right
Shed the Vatican Connection. Her Anti Hindu attitude is well described in Pranab Mukherjee’s book. Please read that before pontificating.
Akshay Kumar is definitely Canadian but he’s more acceptable than Antonia Maino.
POV is agreed. Secondly Tulsi Gabbard to my knowledge does not have Indian roots. She adopted Hinduism in her teens.
THE SAME ARNOB GOSWAMI HAS ONCE ATTACKED NARENDERAMODI DURING 2002 GUJARAT COMMUNAL RIOTS. BUT MONEY HAS CHANGED HIM. HE IS AN ANTI-INDIAN FOR ADVOCATING COMMUNAL BIOS AGAINST SONIA GANDHI. SHE ISA CITIZEN OF INDIA FOR MANY DECADES. ARNOB GOSWAMI MUST BE ARRESTED FOR HIS SLANDER AGAINST SONIA GANDHI.
You are comparing apples and oranges!
Can Akshay kumar lead the liberal or conservative party in Canada?
Let alone lead he wont be offered a membership probably.
Only India will allow the oldest party to be lead by someone not born in India!
One is looter and other is hardcore nationalist. We all know who is what
its very difficult to find someone as brainless as this woman writer..seriously..brain of an ape
You missed the difference between Akshay and Sonia. Akshay or his relatives are not named in Any FIR for forgery or money Laundering or use of power and position for personal benefit . In one simple sentence it can be said that in day to day activities Akshay is more Indian than Canadian and Sonia and her family are more Foreigner than India.
And please donot defend persons for your personal gain. Think of nation first.
We have seen journalist being biased earlier but this writer seems to have crossed the limit of having being called the bootlicker of congress party.
There are many questions in the eyes of common man:
1. Do Sonias sister’s run an antique store with indian shipments that were ferried by air india when MMS was PM.
2. Her father was a mason, How did very humble spartan family acquire untold riches with ascent of Sonia?
3. Where did bofors money go, why were so many scams under her watch?
4. Why was her party doing minority appeasement, that very basic premise resulted in BJP increasing its presence, So her notable policies of minority appeasement notably RTI to minority aided schools and bangladeshi settlements in all congress ruled states have hurt her image.
We love captain Amrinder because he talks no appeasement but a christian like her to preach to hindus to give away their rights for conversion is wrong.
Arnab you are at times very dramatic . You are now under attack from a left leaning, anti CAA Protest SUPPORTERS, cong allows corruption and corruption is SECULAR brigades who are most intolerant and abusive . I wish to ask them is why HINDU woman are raped and forcefully converted and are not being provided rations during covid19 pandemic in pakistan and why HINDUS were driven out of Kashmir. If all human DNA is same what distinguishes us HINDUS .
Hahaha it hurt you badly and i can see it. Well this shows your illiteracy as you are comaring an actor with a politician . A wrong politician like the antanio one can cause unbearable damage to my Nation and the actor your talking about has donated more than the people you beg to.
Hi, Article like this will not help Congress. Congress has to focus on how to get back to power, which in my opinion is not going to happen for next 10 years. With BJP government at centre this issue of Arnab, Palahalpur will have fast track justice.
There is a fundamental difference between Sonia Gandhi and Akshay Kumar./The former became an Indian Citizen long after her marriage to Rajiv Gandhi.The lure of being part of the ruling political family in India was a great inducement.Has she done any public or social service in India to deserve the title of the de-facto Prime Minister of India from 2009 to 2014.Just because she is the widow of Rajiv Gandhi,she inherited the title of being the Congress Party Chief.On the contrary Akshay Kumar rose to stardom by sustained hard work and talent in the highly competitive world of Hindi Cinema ,by no means an easy feat.And he has generously contributed both financially and otherwise for several deserving national causes.Above everything else he is a genuine Indian at heart despite his legal identity of being a Canadian citizen.There are a number of prominent Indian Journalists with foreign citizenship working and commenting on social and political issues.No one labels them as foreigners.
Idiot Akshay Kumar already surrendered his Canadian passport last year ,please verify before writing a fake news.
being an Indian is not by wearing sarees ir putting a bindi.
one needs to be induan by heart.
seems written by a stooge if congress.
though i dont like this taunting of Sonia by her origins, it is not possibke to consider her Indian by any logic except her marriage .
please dont disgtace all the other indians who have made india proud by comparing to Sonia
They call her Antoni mini because her blood is Itelian. Her mother land is Italy. Akshay Kumar is Indian by birth and blood. He is canedian only by passport.
What about her obsession with rss, divisive vote bank politics. The anti caa stir was triggered by her hate speech. This is one of many ways she has damaged india. There is no positive contribution by her and India stands divided due to her. Clearly she has no love for india. Similarly india has no love for her.
All the others who you have mentioned here are of Indian roots … Kalpana Chawla is from Karnal, Haryana, Akshay Kumar is from Amritsar; just a Canadian Passport cannot make him Canadian overnight, Sundar Pichai is an IITian.
Sonia/Antonio is none of those. I hope you got your answer to your multi-page long question.
Mohtarma Jyoti Yadav’s logic is as perverted as it can be. As usual BJP haters apply one logic to their own tribes and another logic to the rest of the world. By applying the identical logic of nationality at birth and the makeup of one’s mindset / cultural upbringing, Sonia Gandhi is definitely Italian and Akshay Kumar is Indian. By applying the logic of citizenship after naturalization, Sonia Gandhi is now an Indian and Akshay Kumar is Canadian and Overseas citizen of India (OCI). I don’t know if there is Overseas Citizen of Italy.
Can’t Mohtarma Jyoti Yadav’ tiny perverted head understand this simple logic? But she can’t because she has not been raised to apply natural logic to arrive at facts. Most librandus suffer from this deficiency syndrome. Now a days they come out with arguments that even dogs don’t like.
Because all the others were born in India, have Indian roots … Kalpana Chawla from Karnal, Haryana, Akshay Kumar just have a Canadian Passport, which cannot make him Canadian overnight, also Sundar Pichai is an IITian.
Sonia/Maino is none of those.
Soniya is able to talk about saffron terrorism in hindustaan ,but we never heard a single word about global islamic terror in her mouth.what it is?
Only crack pots can make such comments.
You moron publisher or Should I say biased one?
Sonia gandhi born in Italy as the way she speaks Hindi , any stupid would say she is foreigner.
On the other hand , Akshay kumar is Indian born.
Born to Indian parents not Canadian parents.
Get this difference fit into your filthy brains.
You piece of shit .
By Acharya I meant respected David Frawley who is Acharya pramod
Had she adopted Indian culture like Acharya Pramod than she is Indian, but she behaves like Vatican supporter even today. This creates enough doubts on her.
You refer to Akshay’s interview with PM Modi. Why did a stooge “NDTV journalist” not interview the Italian Empress of India or the Clown Prince?
Do you know why not? Because the Italian queen’s accent is a dead give away of her foreign origin and The Clown Prince is incapable of expressing coherent thought and speech.
Sonia Gandhi has always been a soft target. Chamcha brigade anchors know this very well. So the will raise this issue whenever Modi government’s incompetence is exposed. Sonia Gandhi is undoubtedly Indian but there is a question of nepotism in her own party which has led to India electing this incompetent regime l. Arnab Goswami is just an average ‘chatukar’ nobody will remember him in the future as anything of repute. Congress should try purging this image of nepotism. This is causing problems for them too just look at shameless oppotunists like Jyotiraditya Scindia. Writer should try publish articles on this issue too.
Swamy, along with fellow Tamilian Abdul Kalam, stopped her being the PM because she was a born Italian and under Italian law unless someone is a born Italian, one cannot be the head of Italy and by the same logic she cannot be the PM.
This is not a good article. Akshay Kumar was born in India and he gave 25 crore to fight with corona.. Comparing with the US a person who is not born in the US can not be one the president while here Sonia Gandhi was already dreaming of becoming the PM. Sonia Gandhi has only strengthened the family dynasty politics and sycophancy in India. And finding foreign root is not a Hindi heartland thing. South Indians find me North Indian as foreigners, Marathi think Hindi heartland people are stealing their jobs and many Kashmiri and Indian Muslims think they are from Arabia and that’s why they deserve special status.
Strange argumentation and poor articulation. Akshay K was born in India / Indian parents, same for other NRIs / OCIs living abroad whose parents have at least Indian roots – the same can not be said about Sonia. Nobody questions Rahul or Priyanka for that same reason. If the author wants to compare should she not compare him to Rahul G? And then let’s see if the article (And it’s logic) stands!
She is Italian, there is no doubt about it. Granting her citizenship does not take away the fact she was born to Italian parents in Italy.
Akshay is born Indian to Indian parents.
In no other country can a foreigner granted citizenship gets the right to head a Government.
Strange argumentation and poor articulation. Akshay K was born in India / Indian parents, same for other NRIs / OCIs living abroad whose parents have at least Indian roots – the same can not be said about Sonia. Nobody questions Rahul or Priyanka for that same reason. If the author wants to compare should she not compare him to Rahul G to Akshay? And then let’s see if the article (And it’s logic) stands!
Antonia Maino also known as Sonia is a CIA mole and a deep cover agent of the Roman Catholic Church.
She stands exposed.
The foreign origins of Sonia Gandhi cannot be denied. She took long time to opt for Indian Citizenship. Although it is a personal matter but her commitment to India is clear. We will always take people like Akshay Kumar as Indian for his values.
And the congis want to see a Joker as India’s PM
Mainonamazi(माइनोनमाजी ) the one who keeps praising sonia (maino) atleast 5 times a day.
– Marxjamati(मार्क्सजमाती)- stonepelter separatists/urbannaxals etc( अलगाववादी विचारधारा वाले पत्थरबाज।
Let the Media (print+tv+web) not celebrate any Indian origin citizen of any other country achieving political or executive positions in their naturalized countries and in case they are victimized in their settled countries because of their Indian origin, please do not beat your (media + politicians) breasts else respect Mrs Sonia’s Indian citizenship.
As usual, a nonsensical article on The Print.
Great to read that you are finally equating an insignificant Sonia with Akshay.
That’s where Sonia and her moron son & alcoholic daughter belong – on page 3 along with other minor news.
Rightly said.
Rightly said sir. Today we need good leaders not anonymous people