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Sam Pitroda revamps Indian Overseas Congress organization

IOCUSA holds a protest in New York against the disqualification of Rahul Gandhi from
Loka Sabha following his conviction in a defamation case

OUR BUREAU
New York, NY
ddressing a charged-up group
of Indian Overseas Congress
AUSA leaders from all over
the country who assembled at a spe-
cial meeting in New York on April 1,
2023, Dr. Sam Pitroda emphasized
the importance of recalibrating col-
laborative efforts to canvass, educate,
and respond to to the electorate in
India on what they are looking for
from their elected representatives.
Pitroda has appointed five new
working presidents to cover the five Rahul Gandhi from Loka Sabha fol-
zones that he had delineated of the lowing his conviction in a defamation
USA for this purpose as follows: case. The protests were staged at an
• Working President, North-East event organized by IOCUSA in Long
Zone - Mr. Pradeep Samala.
• Working President, South-East Island, New York, where delegates
from ten states were present—over
Zone - Dr. Sajan Kurian
• Working President, South-West one-hundred-chapter delegates of
IOCUSA who were highly incensed
Zone - Mr. Srivatsa Ramanathan
• Working President, Mid-West by the conviction of Rahul Gandhi
strongly expressed their disappoint-
Zone - Mr. Kulraj S. Grewal
• Working President, West Coast ment and anger.
In the keynote address, Mr. Sam
Zone. - Mr. Devenderpal S. Bhu- Ji and other leaders. “At this crucial of them echo the same. BJP has be- Pitroda, Chairman of the Indian
llar
• Other Changes/Appointments: juncture, it is very critical to bring come the government for a few Busi- Overseas Congress, challenged the
ness houses, and the common man
NRIs & PIOs into the IOC fold and
audience and rhetorically asked what
• Vice-President, Community Liai- work for the betterment of the coun- is neglected and ignored - when the kind of India we all want. He went
son - Mr. Rajendar Dichpally
• Chairman, Disciplinary Commit- try,” Mr. Samala added. Indian currency is losing its value, on to say, “In today’s India, there is
Mr. Kulraj Singh Grewal, IOC
an ongoing disinformation campaign
the finance minister says that it is not
tee, - Mr. Gurmit Gill
• Chairman, Membership Commit- Working President In Charge Mid- true the Dollar is gaining! If we have against the opposition: they used to
call Rahul Gandhi Pappu and then
West Region, said, “Thank you very
people of such caliber, how will India
tee, - Mr. Nikhil Thagadur
• Chairman, Social Media Commit- much to our IOC Chairman Sam face the economic downfall (Crash) filed court cases. However, after the
successful Bharat Jodo Yatra, they
Pitroda ji, and IOC USA president
that is expected soon? We need a
tee, - Mr. Avinash Dandiya
• General Secretary, - Mr. Sandeep Mohinder Singh Gilzian ji for giving government that cares for the com- have even ratcheted up the pressure.
mon man - the neglected/oppressed
When Rahul went to London and had
me this opportunity. I promise to
Vangala
• General Secretary, - Mr. Balinder fight for the party with everything I and squeezed beyond tolerance. Ra- a series of private and public meet-
ings, and said Indian democracy is a
have and meet every expectation that
hul Gandhi is the only one who can
Singh Kundu you have of me.” turn it around, and Congress is the larger public good and added that In-
Mohinder Singh Gilzian ex-
Dichpally,
IOC
Rajender
pressed gratitude to all the leaders Vice-President for Community Rela- only party that really cares for India. dian democracy is in danger, but that
is our problem. However, in the me-
Let us unite and remove the party
who came from all over the USA. He tions, said that there was a need to that is abusing power in 2024.” dia in India, on almost every channel,
also praised the vision and the valu- work with the Indian organizations Gurmit Gill, Chairman of the his talk was twisted and turned into a
able guidance of Dr. Sam Pitroda ji, to find common goals away from the Disciplinary Committee, said, “we campaign against him. Every minis-
who is respected as a great visionary religious and biased approach adopt- need to support Rahul Gandhi in the ter showed up on Indian T.V. and said
leader. George Abraham, the Vice- ed by HSS and other right-aligned upcoming 2024 election; he is our only Rahul was asking to interfere in Indi-
Chair, congratulated all the new ap- forces in the USA so that we can chance to save democracy in India”. an democracy. It is obvious that the
pointees and thanked them for their strengthen the forces of secularism Avi Dandia, Chairman of the So- ruling party has captured the media
dedication to the cause. and help promote values of love, cial Media Committee, said, “ I take along with all other institutions, such
Pradeep Samala, IOC Work-
ing President In-charge North East tolerance and progressive approach, this opportunity to thank Mr. Sam as Judiciary, E.D., and Income tax.
Pitroda and Mr. Mohinder Singh
Even Civil society is not allowed to
which the congress party stands for.
Region stated that as a Working John Joseph, IOC Vice-Pres- of overseas congress for appointing function as a watchdog. It is wrong.
President, he would work towards ident, said, “ India is no longer a me as chairman of social media (US But nobody seemed to listen. There
building IOC chapters across the true democracy; MLAs and MPs are chapter) with independent charge.” can be no meaningful conversation,
Northeast region with the guidance bought for a price as the BJP lead- Earlier, Indian Overseas Con- and the sanctity of the scientific,
of IOC global Chairman Sam Pitro- ers are perpetual liars - it looks like gress, USA held a protest in New logical, and rational mindset ap-
da ji, IOC USA president Mohinder
someone writes the script, and all York against the disqualification of pears lost. It isn’t easy to operate”.
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