Cong Accuses RSS, BJP Leaders of Lobbying Against Raghuram Rajan

In a statement on Saturday, Raghuram Rajan said he will be returning to academia once his term as RBI governor ends.

RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan. (Photo: Reuters)

• Congress on Sunday accused the RSS and some BJP ministers of lobbying against RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan. The party said Rajan’s decision not to seek a second term was the “most unpleasant thing” for the country.
  
  
• Senior Congress leaders like Veerappa Moily and former Finance Minister P Chidambaram were disappointed with Rajan’s decision. Moily accused various BJP spokespersons and leaders, specifically Subramaniam Swamy along with the Nagpur RSS camp of lobbying against the RBI Governor.
  
  
• In a statement on Saturday, Rajan said he will be returning to academia after his term ends in September, squashing speculation about whether the NDA government will appoint him for another term.
  

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(With inputs from PTI.)