Congress re-appoints Sam Pitroda as chairman of Indian Overseas with immediate effect

Congress on Wednesday re-appointment Sam Pitroda as chairman of the Indian Overseas Congress. Pitroda resigned in May this year after a row over his statements in which he advocated implementing inheritance tax law in India and referring to how people in South India "look like Africans



and those in the West look like Arabs and those in the East look like Chinese."

"Congress President has reappointed Shri Sam Pitroda as Chairman of the Indian Overseas Congress with immediate effect," party general secretary K C Venugopal said in a statement.