Summary
Sanjay Jha is an Indian author, politician and a former national spokesperson for the Indian National Congress (INC) party. He is also the Former President of All India Professionals Congress, Maharashtra. Jha is the executive director of Dale Carnegie Training operations in India.[citation needed]
Sanjay Jha | |
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| Born | Bhagalpur, Bihar, India |
| Organization | Dale Carnegie India |
| Title | Former National Spokesperson |
| Political party | Indian National Congress (INC) |
| Spouse | Pallavi Jha |
| Children | 2 Daughters |
| Website | www |
Education edit
Sanjay Jha did his schooling at Mount Carmel School (Bhagalpur)[1] and at The Bishop's School (Pune).[1] Thereafter he was graduated with distinction in economics from Fergusson College, Pune.[2][3] He then completed his post graduation in economics from Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune.[2] He also holds an MBA degree from the XLRI - Xavier School of Management, Jamshedpur.[2]
Career edit
Political career edit
Jha was the national spokesperson for the Indian National Congress party until he was dismissed by Sonia Gandhi from the position on 14 July 2020.[4][5] He was also the President of All India Professionals Congress, Maharashtra.[6]
Literary career edit
Jha has written columns for Congress mouthpiece National Herald, Yahoo.com, The Huffington Post and the DailyO of Indian Today Group.[7][8][9][10][11] He has written a cricket anthology, 11 Triumphs, Trials and Turbulence: Indian cricket, 2003-2010[12] and co-authored another book on leadership with Myra White called The Superstar Syndrome: The Making of a Champion.[13]
Views edit
In a tweet, he claimed that Subramanian Swamy was a CIA agent on 25 April 2014, citing WikiLeaks.[14] Swamy served legal notice to Jha on 12 May and sued him for INR 3 crores.[15][16][14] He then tendered an apology to Swamy and added that his comments were just spontaneous reaction to a WikiLeaks expose which mentioned connections of Swamy with the CIA.[17][18]
In April 2014, Jha tweeted that Atal Bihari Vajpayee was the "weakest" Prime Minister of India, which drew strong reactions from the Bharatiya Janata Party ( BJP),[19][20][21] and led to his own party distancing themselves from the remarks.[21]
In November 2017 he shared photoshopped pictures of BJP leaders and later apologised.[22]
On 28 March 2019, he tweeted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi; "has white hair. But he sounds more like a blonde." drawing widespread criticism with the remarks being labeled sexist.[23] Jha also claimed that indelible voting ink used in the 2019 Indian general election to mark those voters that had already cast ballots was easily removable with nail polish.[24]
In 2020 he was sacked as the spokesperson of the Indian National Congress.[25] The party justified his suspension as "anti-party activities" and "breach of discipline".[26]
References edit
- ^ a b "Finding Miss Fonseca". www.huffingtonpost.in. HuffPost India. 31 March 2015. Archived from the original on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2023.[self-published source]
- ^ a b c "Sanjay Jha: Exclusive News Stories by Sanjay Jha on Current Affairs, Events at News18 Page-25". News18.
- ^ "More About Sanjay Jha – Sanjay Jha".
- ^ "PM sounds like a blonde, Sanjay Jha's sexist jibe at Modi draws wide criticism". India Today. Ist. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ "When Congress 'outsourced' its spokesperson". Rediff. 6 January 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ "All India Professionals' Congress-Official Site of All India Professionals' Congress". www.profcongress.com. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ^ "Sanjay Jha". The Indian Express. 12 September 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ^ "Sanjay Jha Latest Stories, Exclusive News Articles and Opinions". National Herald. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ^ "Sanjay Jha, National Spokesperson, Indian National Congress party for Yahoo". yahoo.com. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ^ "Sanjay Jha". www.dailyo.in. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ^ "Sanjay Jha". HuffPost India. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ^ Jha, Sanjay (2010). 11 Triumphs, Trials & Turbulence: Indian Cricket 2003-10. Orient Paperbacks. ISBN 978-81-222-0497-1.
- ^ Sources covering this claim are:
- Rai, Ankita (2 September 2013). "Always listen to feedback that may appear initially disagreeable: Myra S White & Sanjay Jha". Business Standard India. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- Khurana, Chanpreet (27 October 2013). "Q&A | Myra S. White and Sanjay Jha". livemint.com. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- Bamzai, Kaveree (24 August 2013). "When Congress spokesman Sanjay Jha turned a writer!". India Today. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Sanjay Jha tenders apology to Subramanaian Swamy". The Times of India. PTI. 16 June 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ "Sanjay Jha tenders apology to Subramanaian Swamy". News18. 16 June 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ "Sanjay Jha apologises to Subramanian Swamy for 'CIA agent' remark". Zee News. 16 June 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ "Sanjay Jha apologises to Swamy". The Hindu. 17 June 2014. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ "Sanjay Jha Apologises to Subramanaian Swamy". Outlook. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ "Cong distances itself from Sanjay Jha's Vajpayee remark". Firstpost. 16 April 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ "Vajpayee was India's weakest PM, says Congress leader Sanjay Jha | News - Times of India Videos". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ a b "Congress does a U-turn on Atal Bihari Vajpayee; Sanjay Jha calls him India's weakest PM". The Economic Times. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ Sources which say Jha shared photoshopped pictures:
- Kale, Krutika (1 November 2017). "FAKE: Photoshopped Pic Shows Police Officer Kneeling Before Rajnath Singh | | BOOM". boomlive.in. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- Sidharth, Arjun (27 March 2018). "Fact check: Was Amit Malviya the first to tweet about Karnataka poll dates?". Alt News. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- Desk, Alt News (1 November 2017). "Fake images of Rajnath Singh and Narendra Modi viral on social media". Alt News. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- "FAKE ALERT: No, DGP of Gujarat is not touching Rajnath Singh's feet". India Today. Ist. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- "राजनाथ की मॉर्फ्ड फोटो शेयर करके घिरे कांग्रेस प्रवक्ता, ट्रोल हुए तो डिलीट करके मांगी माफी". Jansatta (in Hindi). 1 November 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- ^ News covering this remark are:
- "PM sounds like a blonde, Sanjay Jha's sexist jibe at Modi draws wide criticism". India Today. Ist. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ""Talks Like A Blonde": Congress Leader Slammed For Sexist Comment On PM". NDTV.com. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- "'Has white hair, but talks like blonde': Cong leader slammed for comment on PM". The Asian Age. 29 March 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- "Congress' Sanjay Jha faces backlash for using sexist jibe to troll PM". Moneycontrol. 29 March 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- "'Like a Blonde': Cong Spokesperson's Remark on PM Modi Draws Ire". The Quint. 29 March 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ News covering this claim are:
- "Erased voting ink with nail polish remover: Sanjay Jha". Deccan Herald. 29 April 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- "Lok Sabha polls 2019: Indelible ink vanishes again, Congress's Sanjay Jha calls it scandalous". India Today. Ist. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- "Indelible ink on my finger vanished after applying nail polish remover: Congress spokesperson Sanjay Jha". www.timesnownews.com. 29 April 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- "Congress' Sanjay Jha Claims Indelible Ink Being Easily Removed Using Nail Polish Remover". Outlook India. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ "Sanjay Jha sacked as Congress spokesperson after article critical of party leadership". 18 June 2020.
- ^ "'Battle has just begun:' Sanjay Jha, sacked for 'anti-party' activites [sic], says he's still loyal to Congress".