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In his remarks at Sydney, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar calls George Soros as an “old, rich During the CAA protests, Soros accused India of planning to strip millions of Muslims
opinionated person” who still thinks that his views should determine how the entire world works (ANI) of their citizenship (File photo)

kind of fear psychosis.” and conversation on democracy.” at present. on Thursday said Prime Minister
Meanwhile, BJP lashed out Reacting to George Soros’ criti- Chidambaram tweeted, “I did Narendra Modi would be weak-
over Soros’ comments. Addressing cism against Modi and raising ques- not agree with most of what George ened by the stock woes of business
a press conference in New Del- tions on Hindenburg Research’s re- Soros had said in the past and I do tycoon and alleged close ally Gau-
hi, Union Minister of Women and port on industrialist Gautam Adani, not agree with most of what he says tam Adani, “opening the door” to
Child Development Smriti Irani on senior Congress and former leader P now. But to label his remarks as an a democratic revival in the country.
Friday slammed Soros said that the Chidambaram said that he disagrees “attempt to topple the democrati- In a series of tweets from his of-
man who broke the Bank of England with most of what George Soros cally elected government in India” ficial account on Saturday, the lead-
and a man, who is designated as an had said in the past and he does not is a puerile statement.” Soros at er said that the people of India will
economic war criminal, has now ex- agree with most of what Soros says the Munich Security Conference determine who will be in and who
pressed his desire to break the Indi- will be out of the government of In-
an democracy. dia and added, “I did not know that
She added that Soros wants a WHO IS ACTUALLY the Modi government was so feeble
government that is pliable to his that it can be toppled by the stray
needs for making his nefarious plans GEORGE SOROS? statement of a 92-year-old rich for-
successful. “It is evident from his eign national.”
statements that he has pronounced illionaire investor George As the Communists consoli- But Bharatiya Janata Party hit
funding over one billion dollars to Soros has given away more dated power in Hungary after the back at Congress for backing Soros’s
target leaders like PM Modi. This Bthan USD 32 billion of his war, Soros left Budapest in 1947 statement that Narendra Modi may
is significant,” The Minister said personal fortune to fund the Open for London, working part-time as dodge answering questions about
during the conference. Society Foundations’ work around a railway porter and as a night-club Gautam Adani in Parliament and in
She said, “Those who support the world, according to Georgeso- waiter to support his studies at the India but he cannot escape from for-
Soros need to know that democracy ros.com. London School of Economics, it eign investors.
has prevailed in India and continues Under his leadership, the added. BJP National Spokesperson
to do so and as a party worker of the Open Society Foundations have In 1956, he emigrated to the Shehzad Poonawalla asked why
BJP, I can say that these designs to supported individuals and organi- US, entering the world of finance senior Congress leader Praveen
weaken Indian democracy will be zations across the globe fighting and investments, where he was to Chakravarty tweeted the statement
met by the might of India under for freedom of expression, ac- make his fortune. ‘attacking Indian democracy’.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi.” countable government, and societ- In 1973, Soros launched his The BJP leader further said
S Jaishankar also said that de- ies that promote justice and equal- own hedge fund, Soros Fund Man- that by doing so, the Congress had
mocracy is perceived as a global ity, according to the website. The agement, and went on to become become a vector, which pushes and
aspiration because India chose to foundations have also provided one of the most successful inves- peddles the insidious agenda of
be a democracy at the time of her school and university fees for thou- tors in the history of the US. George Soros, who aims to destabi-
Independence. The foreign min- sands of promising students. Ac- On Soros’s Open Society lize and demonize Indian democracy.
ister pointed out that as the world cording to the website, Soros has Foundations, Abhijeet Iyyer Mi- But distancing himself from
transformed and rebalanced from experienced such intolerance first- tra, author at South Asian Voices George Soros’s statement, senior
the era of a very “Euro Atlantic” hand. Born in Hungary in 1930, and a journalist, tweeted on Fri- Congress leader Jairam Ramesh
view there was a need for a debate he lived through the Nazi occu- day, “Find every Indian citizen / said a democratic revival in India
and a conversation on practices and pation of 1944-1945, which result- OCI (Overseas Citizen of India) depends entirely on the Congress,
beliefs and cultures which are rele- ed in the murder of over 500,000 / PIO (person of India, origin) / Opposition parties and the elector-
vant to how a democracy is actually Hungarian Jews. His own Jewish NGO (non-government organiza- al process and that it has nothing to
executed and improved. Urging for family survived by securing false tion) funded by, or in any way as- do with billionaire investor George
a debate on democracy, Jaishankar identity papers, concealing their sociated with @OpenSociety and Soros.
speaking at an Observer Research backgrounds, and helping others you’ll find the vectors of regime At the moment, it seems there
Foundation (ORF) event in Sydney do the same, the website said. change in India.” are few takers of Soros’ advice on
said that there is a “need for debate Indian democracy in India.

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