The acting high commissioner of Nigeria OB Okongor, reacts to Giriraj Singh's comments. "Given that the minister is at the highest levels of government, the remarks made are unfortunate. India, Nigeria have close ties, such remarks not expected. We will not do anything that will destroy the relationship. I will not tell the Indian PM what to do. He is a very close friend and I believe he will do the right thing."

Union minister Giriraj Singh apologised for his appalling racist remarks against Sonia Gandhi. As the BJP distanced itself from the minister, he said, "I apologise for my comments on Sonia Gandhi. If I have hurt Rahul or Sonia in any way, I apologise." 

The minister shamed the country today with his hugely sexist, racist and misogynistic remark saying it was the colour of Sonia Gandhi's skin that made her the Congress president.

"If Rajiv Gandhi had married a Nigerian and if she wasn't white skin, would Congress accept her as a leader?" the BJP MP from Bihar said.