Swamy says he will suspend demand for sacking Arvind Subramanian

BJP leader Subramanian Swamy on Thursday said he will “suspend” his demand for sacking Chief Economic Adviser (CEA) Arvind Subramanian if the government considers him “patriotic” despite his alleged attempts in the past of trying “to twist India’s arm.”

A day after the government came out in strong defence of the CEA, Dr. Swamy tweeted this



morning:

If an Indian? held patriotic, can advise a foreign nation where he works, to twist India's arm, is to be forgiven, then I suspend my demand.

On Wednesday, Dr. Swamy caused a flutter when he sought Mr. Subramanian’s sacking for allegedly taking an anti-India stance when he was an IMF economist in Washington, prior to joining the Finance Ministry.