Strip Amartya of Bharat Ratna: Chandan Mitra

July 25, 2013 13:00

BJP Rajya Sabha MP and proprietor-editor-in-chief of The Pioneer newspaper Chandan Mitra had demanded that Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen be stripped of his Bharat Ratna.

The renowned economist had said in a recent interview that he would not like to see Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as the country's Prime Minister.

This riled Mitra, who tweeted: "Is Sen even a voter in India? Next NDA government must strip him of Bharat Ratna.' He went on to tell 'Dr. Sen,' "Don't peddle your unsolicited comments on India. We know you as an economist who sells Congress line for a living.' More

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