Soros old, rich and dangerous: Jaishankar flags ‘fear psychosis’

Days after billionaire investor George Soros criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said the turmoil over the Adani Group crisis could open the door to a democratic revival in the country, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar called Soros Saturday an old, rich, opinionated and a dangerous person and accused him of scaremongering...

On Friday, BJP leader and Union Minister Smriti Irani had hit back at Soros, saying he had ill-intention to intervene in the democratic process of India and wanted a government that is pliable to his need...

It is clear that Soros has very strong political preferences, said Jaishankar, listing Indias democratic credentials, particularly in terms of participation of people in electing leaders and forming governments...

So our generation, we have grown up with concepts like regime changeNow you can call it what you will, but this really looks the same with a gloss of some kind of do-good-ism on it, the minister said.. India is not among countries where results of elections are challenged in courts as it registers unprecedented voter turnouts, and decisive electoral outcomes, Jaishankar said...

We know the dangers of what happens when there is outside interference in whatever guise in your politics, he said.. Soross remarks that the turmoil over Adanis business empire has shaken faith in India and threatened investor confidence, which could open the door to a democratic revival in the country has triggered a major row drawing sharp reactions from the ruling BJP...

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