August 19th 2023.
Union Minister Smriti Irani was recently put in a difficult situation when Aaj Tak Prime Time news anchor and consulting editor Sudhir Chaudhary asked her a question about the rising prices of onions throughout the country. During the show aired on Saturday, Chaudhary asked Irani, "Was there a discussion in your home when tomatoes were selling at ₹250-300 per kgs?”
Unsurprisingly, Irani was infuriated by this question. She gave a strong rebuttal and said, “I can also ask Sudhir Ji, what happened when you were in jail.” The Analyzer shared a video of this exchange on Twitter.
It must be noted that Chaudhary, the then Zee News editor, was sent to Tihar Jail in 2012. He was allegedly trying to extort ₹100 crore from Congress MP Naveen Jindal's group in exchange for not running reports on the firm's alleged role in the coal scam.
The controversy comes at an interesting time, as UP Congress chief Ajay Rai just announced that Rahul Gandhi will be contesting from Amethi. With this announcement, it's clear that Smriti Irani is feeling the heat.
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