Tag: Subramanian Swamy

2019: Turbulence ahead

Whoever emerges on top in 2019, whether it is Narendra Modi or Rahul Gandhi or someone else from a khichdi (motley) combine, it is clear that governance will be under severe constraints. These difficulties can be handled only by a dynamic figure of high intellectual calibre and deep understanding of economic and social forces. But there is no such person in sight. By and large, the Indian political class comprises mediocre personalities even at the high levels.

December 26, 2018

P Chidambaram, Subramanian Swamy criticise appointment of Shaktikanta Das as RBI Governor

While former Finance Minister P Chidambaram alleged that Das would play to the tunes of the central government, Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy raising questions on the RBI Governor’s proximity to Chidambaram.

December 12, 2018

Thaw between estranged Gandhis?

Two recent incidents have set political tongues wagging

November 14, 2018

ED officer to be suspended next, claims Subramanian Swamy

Singh has been involved in probing the corruption cases allegedly involving Chidambaram.

October 24, 2018

Not Cong spokesperson: Shashi Tharoor after ‘good Hindu’ remark kicks up row

Tharoor said 'like most Hindus, it would be wonderful to have a temple where Ram was born, but no good Hindu would want that at the expense of the demolition of someone else’s place of worship'.

October 15, 2018

Imran Khan a ‘chaprasi’ says Swamy; demands Pakistan is broken into four

Swamy added the roads would be cleared to build a grand Ram temple at Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh.

September 30, 2018

Maldives government ‘summons’ Indian envoy after Swamy tweet

According to reports, Akhilesh Mishra was questioned by Foreign Secretary Ahmed Sareer

August 28, 2018

Govt dissociates itself from Subramanian Swamy’s remarks on Maldives

The government on Sunday distanced itself from remarks made by BJP MP Subramanian Swamy suggesting India should invade the Maldives if the upcoming presidential elections in the Indian Ocean archipelago were rigged.

August 26, 2018

Swamy compares Rahul hugging Modi to North Korean technique

The BJP MP in Rajya Sabha, who has been particularly critical of the Gandhi family, had his own take on what transpired between Modi and Rahul Gandhi.

July 21, 2018

National Herald case: Subramanian Swamy records his statement in Delhi court

Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal recorded a part of Swamy's statement and posted the matter for hearing on August 25.

July 21, 2018

Govt’s report in sealed cover available on Twitter: Subramanian Swamy to SC

The BJP leader even targetted the law officer, who appeared for the Centre before the apex court in the matter today, and asked on whose instructions had he opposed him and Singh in the court.

June 27, 2018

BJP has hands full with Swamy

A tussle has developed between the BJP leadership and Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy over the Babri Masjid-Ram Mandir case currently being heard by the Supreme Court. It seems BJP president Amit Shah wants Swamy to withdraw his petition in the case or else have the petition dismissed by the Supreme Court. The reason, say …

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May 9, 2018

Subramanian Swamy hails VP’s decision rejecting impeachment notice

Naidu, the Rajya Sabha chairman, rejected the notice citing lack of substantial merit in it.

April 23, 2018

Swamy terms AI divestment a potential scam in the making

BJP MP Subramanian Swamy on Saturday described the Air India divestment process as “potentially another scam in the making” saying he would file a criminal complaint if he finds any “culpability”. “The proposed sale of Air India is potentially another scam in the making. Selling family silver is not divestment. I am watching who is …

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March 31, 2018

Swamy to move SC seeking Ram Setu as national heritage monument

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Subramanian Swamy has said he will move the Supreme Court to declare the Ram Setu a national heritage monument. The 78-year-old had filed a PIL asking the Centre not to touch the Ram Setu for the Sethusamudram project in the Palk Strait. On Friday, the Centre told the apex court …

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March 16, 2018

Adani Group shares tank after Swamy’s ‘trapeze artiste’ remark

A day after senior BJP leader Subramanian Swamy’s remark on Gautam Adani and his companies, stocks of Adani Group companies tumbled almost seven per cent on the domestic bourses on Wednesday. BJP MP Swamy on Tuesday dropped a bad loan bombshell on industrialist Gautam Adani, calling him the “biggest NPA trapeze artiste in PSUs”. During …

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March 7, 2018

BJP’s Swamy calls Adani ‘biggest NPA trapeze artiste’

BJP MP Subramanian Swamy on Tuesday dropped a bad loan bombshell at industrialist Gautam Adani, calling him the “biggest NPA trapeze artiste in PSUs”. In a widely commented and shared tweet, Swamy said Adani, believed to be close to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, should be made accountable or he would file a public interest litigation …

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March 6, 2018