Subramanian's tweet on suspension
BJP parliamentarian Subramanian Swamy tweeted about ''suspending'' his demand for dismissing CEA Arvind Subramanian. Mr. Swamy said he would "wait for events to prove the truth." Financial Minister Arun Jaitley debunked Swamy's demand in a press conference saying, ''The government has full confidence in the Chief Economic Adviser. His advice to government from time to time has been of great value."
- Raghuram Rajan- The best Central Bank Governor
- Anti-national Rajan
- Raghuram & RBI officials accused of money laundering
- Rexit: Raghuram Rajan decides to leave the battlefield
- Now, sack CEA Arvind Subramanian, demands Swamy
- Who is Arvind Subramaniam?
- Subramanian's tweet on suspension
- Swamy back to demanding CEA
Raghuram Rajan- The best Central Bank Governor
Raghram Rajan was appointed as the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India on 6 August 2013, for a term of 3 years, succeeding Duvvuri Subbarao . In 2014, he was awarded as the Best Central Bank Governor by Euromoney Magazine.
Anti-national Rajan
BJP MP Subramanian Swamy asked PM Modi to sack RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan by alleging him as "mentally not fully Indian" and one who had "willfully" wrecked the economy. Swamy said that, ''The actions of Dr. Rajan lead me to believe that he is acting more as a disruptor of the Indian economy than the person who wants the Indian economy to improve.'
Raghuram & RBI officials accused of money laundering
BJP parliamentarian Subramanian Swamy accused Dr. Rajan and other RBI officials of money laundering and demanded SIT to investigate the charges. According to Swamy, the RBI had granted licenses to small financial banks and the banks under foreign entities for money laundering purposes. ''The guidelines to grant licenses were 'brazenly flouted'", Swamy added.
Rexit: Raghuram Rajan decides to leave the battlefield
RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan has decided to return to academia instead of taking up a second term. Eminent banker Meera Sanyal tweeted: "Academia's gain is India's loss: Rajan to return to Chicago on 16 Sept. Swamy gets his way at the cost of India." Dr. Rajan is widely known to have brought economic stability and modified India's creditability in the international market.
Now, sack CEA Arvind Subramanian, demands Swamy
After targeting RBI Governor, Swamy launched his next attack on Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian by demanding to sack him. Swamy tweeted, "Who said to US Cong on 13/3/13 the US should act against India to defend US Pharmaceuticals interests? Arvind Subramanian MoF !! Sack him!!!." Mr. Swamy had also posted a series of tweets in context of Arvind's inclination towards U.S.
Who is Arvind Subramaniam?
Arvind Subramanian is an Indian economist and the current Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India, having taken charge on 16 October 2014 succeeding Raghuram Rajan . In 2011, Foreign Policy magazine named him one of the world's top 100 global thinkers.
Subramanian's tweet on suspension
BJP parliamentarian Subramanian Swamy tweeted about ''suspending'' his demand for dismissing CEA Arvind Subramanian. Mr. Swamy said he would "wait for events to prove the truth." Financial Minister Arun Jaitley debunked Swamy's demand in a press conference saying, ''The government has full confidence in the Chief Economic Adviser. His advice to government from time to time has been of great value."
Swamy back to demanding CEA
Within 24 hours of announcing that he was suspending his call for chief economic advisor (CEA) Arvind Subramanian's sacking MP Subranian Swamy was back to square one. He dismissed Jaitley's remarks and blamed the CEA, claiming "his nationality and loyalties are questionable." Swamy had levelled similar accusations at RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan A majority of BJP leaders have distanced themselves from Swamy's comments.
