印度海外大会主席萨姆·皮特罗达的言论引发争议。 Chairman of Indian Overseas Congress, Sam Pitroda, sparked controversy.
印度海外大会主席萨姆·皮特罗达在接受《政治家报》采访时发表的有关印度多元化的言论引发争议。 Sam Pitroda, the chairman of Indian Overseas Congress, has sparked controversy with his remarks on India's diversity in an interview with The Statesman. 皮特罗达将印度不同地区的人们与中国人、阿拉伯人、白人和非洲人进行了比较，指出东边的人看起来像中国人，西边的人看起来像阿拉伯人，北边的人看起来像白人，南边的人看起来像非洲人。 Pitroda compared Indians from different parts of the country to Chinese, Arabs, Whites, and Africans, stating that people in the east look like Chinese, people on the west look like Arabs, people on the north look like white, and people in the south look like Africans. 在正在进行的选举季中，这些言论引起了广泛的批评，并进一步加剧了政治紧张局势。 The comments have drawn widespread criticism and further strained political tensions amid the ongoing election season.