Mani Sankar Aiyar Faces Severe Backlash After Commenting on 1962 China “Allegedly Invaded” India
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Congressman Mani Shankar Aiyar’s claim that the “Chinese allegedly invaded India” in October 1962. The contentious statement has drawn criticism from the BJP, which described it as “a brazen attempt at revisionism”.
On Tuesday night, Congress national secretary Jairam Ramesh tweeted that the party’s seasoned leader had since regretted profusely for using the term “alleged invasion” inadvertently.
On Tuesday night, there was a book presentation for “Nehru’s First Recruits” at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club in Delhi.
At this event, Aiyar said there were rumours that the Chinese invaded India in October 1962. The Congressman also recalled his experience of being turned down for admission to the Indian Foreign Service (IFS).
In London, the Foreign Service examinations started the day Taiwan fell. After they ended, the newspapers used to call me a communist and a left-wing person. Upon passing the IFS tests and performing fairly well, I discovered all of a sudden that I was not receiving any sort of admission notice.
However, Aiyar’s word choice sparked criticism and harsh backlash from a number of sources, including members of his own party.
After realising the seriousness of the matter, the Congress leader tried to make clear where he stood and acknowledged that, particularly during an election year, he shouldn’t have used the word “alleged.”
In a brief statement, he stated that he regretted having erroneously used the phrase ‘alleged’ before the ‘Chinese invasion’ at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club this evening.
Congress leader Aiyar wanted to whitewash the Chinese invasion, which led to the Chinese taking over 38,000 sq km of Indian territory. The BJP’s IT cell chief, Amit Malviya, slammed Aiyar’s controversial remark as “a brazen attempt at revisionism” on Twitter. He continued claiming that Nehru gave up India’s claim for a permanent seat at the UNSC in favour of the Chinese.
Later on, Rahul Gandhi signed a covert Memorandum, the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation accepted funds from the Chinese Embassy, and published reports recommending market access for Chinese companies. Based on these reports, Sonia Gandhi’s UPA opened up the Indian market for Chinese goods, hurting MSMEs.
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