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Congress, TMC MPs Justify Peter Navarro’s “Brahmin Profiteering” Jibe

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The Congress-Left ecosystem has come to buttress the jibes against Brahmins made by US President Donald Trump’s trade adviser Peter Navarro, who accused India of acting as a “laundromat for the Kremlin” and alleged that “Brahmins” were profiteering from discounted Russian oil.

The coterie of urban naxal Indians who justified his comments include Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs Sagarika Ghose and Saket Gokhale, Congress MP Karti Chidambaram, and Sridhar Ramaswamy, All India Congress Committee (AICC) National Coordinator for Social Media and Digital Platforms.

What Did Peter Navarro Say?

Navarro, in an interview with Fox News, charged that Indian refiners were buying Russian crude at a discount, processing it, and exporting it to Europe, Africa and Asia. “India is nothing but a laundromat for the Kremlin…You got Brahmins profiteering at the expense of the Indian people. We need that to stop,” he said, claiming the practice was sustaining Russia’s war machine in Ukraine.

The remarks triggered a political and social media storm in India, with many objecting to Navarro’s use of the term “Brahmins.”

Justification And Buttressing By Brown Sepoys

Congress MP Karti Chidambaram wrote, ““Boston Brahmins” is a term used to describe the elite of society in common parlance.”

Responding to the controversy, TMC Rajya Sabha MP Sagarika Ghose wrote on X that Navarro’s language was being misinterpreted. “‘Boston Brahmin’ was once a widely used term in the US to refer to the American New England wealthy elite. ‘Brahmin’ is still a term used in the English-speaking world to denote social or economic ‘elites’ (in this case the rich). The illiteracy on X is astonishing,” she said.

TMC Rajya Sabha MP Saket Gokhale wrote, “Classic case of ignorance (and I don’t mean Navarro) Peter Navarro is from Cambridge, MA. In New England (esp Boston & around where he’s from), the term “Brahmin” is used for someone that’s extremely rich BJP “ecosystem” spokespersons should start reading some real books”

He even shared “proof” justifying his statement.

Then once again came the Congress guy – Sridhar Ramaswamy, All India Congress Committee (AICC) National Coordinator for Social Media and Digital Platforms, who wrote, “Many jokers on X having a meltdown over the reference to ‘Boston Brahmins’ which is a commonly used term for elites in America nothing to do with attacking the caste here. Though the initial origin of the term was coined by Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. in his 1861 novel Elsie Venner, he used the analogy of the highest caste in India to describe Boston’s elite families, highlighting their perceived intellectualism and inherited status.”

Navarro, who also called India “the Maharaja of tariffs,” defended the Trump administration’s 50 per cent tariffs on Indian exports. He further questioned India’s engagement with Russia and China, describing Prime Minister Narendra Modi as “a great leader” but criticising him for “getting into bed with [Vladimir] Putin and Xi Jinping.”

The remarks coincided with Modi’s visit to Tianjin, China, for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit, where he met Chinese President Xi Jinping and was expected to hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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