Pawan Khera alleged links between Dr. Shamika Ravi and George Soros.
New Delhi: Shortly after Congress leader Pawan Khera pointed out PM Modi’s advisor and secretary, Dr. Shamika Ravi’s connection with US billionaire George Soros, latter has called the Khera’s statement “entirely incorrect.” On Wednesday, Khera highlighted that the PM’s advisor had received a grant from the Open Society Foundation, which is funded by billionaire George Soros. Dr Ravi is the member of the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council and a secretary with the Indian government.
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Dr. Ravi clarified that in 2006-07, the Open Society funded the Indian School of Business (ISB), where she worked as an assistant professor – teaching and researching on the topic of financial inclusion. “No money comes directly to any faculty member,” she stated.
She further added, “18 years later, I joined the EAC-PM. I have never been more proud of my work, my nation or my Prime Minister.”
Hitting back at the opposition party, she asked, “Meanwhile in 2020, George Soros declares his anti-India designs and guess who swarm towards him?!”
The statement below is entirely incorrect. In 2006/7 The Open Society funded ISB (for work on financial inclusion) – where I was an assistant professor teaching & researching on the topic. No money comes directly to any faculty member.
18 years later, I joined the EAC-PM. I have… https://t.co/mQFQ0G8zW0— Prof. Shamika Ravi (@ShamikaRavi) December 10, 2024
The accusations come amidst French investigative outlet Mediapart condemning the BJP for “exploiting” its report to spread “fake news” and serve its own “political agenda” after the saffron party cited its report to accuse Congress of colluding with Soros and the US State Department of instigating disaffection against the government.
Based on a document shared by Khera, in 2008-09, Dr. Ravi received a research grant and honour from Soros’ foundation for ‘Impact Assessment of Financial Literacy.’
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The BJP had cited Mediapart’s reporting on investigative media network, the Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), to raise accusations against Congress and its leaders of targeting PM Modi. However, Mediapart said, “There are no facts available supporting the conspiracy theory promoted by BJP.”
Notably, the OCCRP has published several investigative reports about the alleged financial misconduct by the Adani Group.
