Congress leader Sam Pitroda claimed that his speech at \”IIT Ranchi\” was interrupted by hackers who played inappropriate content. The BJP dismissed these allegations as baseless and accused PitroDA of making sensationalist statements. Pitro da is a close advisor to Rahul Gandhi. The Ministry of Education pointed out that Ranchi does not have an IIT, only an Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) The IIIT ranchi has denied inviting him to any event, either in person or virtually. He has been accused of making irresponsible remarks without any facts. The Congress party must reflect on their actions and stop spreading misinformation, said BJP leader Hitesh Jain. The IIT Rancho has also clarified that Pitrova was not invited by the institution for any lecture,. either inperson or virtually, and that he was only invited to give a talk at a private event. The Institute has also denied inviting Pitrodua to any lecture at any of its events. The incident has been referred to as an ‘incident of mistaken identity’ by the IIT Ranchi and the Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIT R I I) has denied any such incident at its institution.
