Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh) [India], BJP state chief VD Sharma on Thursday hit out at former Indian Overseas Congress chief Sam Pitroda over his racist remarks against Indians, saying Pitroda's statement is an attack on the unity and integrity of the country. Is. “Whatever Pitroda said was an attack on the unity and integrity of the country,” he told ANI on Thursday. They have deeply wounded the pluralistic and sovereign character of the country, hence it is important that such people are prosecuted as per the law of the land. Congress and its so-called leaders are tarnishing the country's image on foreign soil. This statement has exposed the character and mentality of Congress. He said that people will give a befitting reply to Pitroda, Rahul Gandhi and Congress in the current Lok Sabha elections. Congress and Rahu Gandhi in elections. Congress will get the reply it deserves," the BJ leader said. "Creating a major controversy in the midst of the Lok Sabha elections, Pitroda in an interview made a racist statement extending to people of different ethnicities who Made India our home.'' The Statesman said, ''We have been living in a very happy environment for 75 years, where people can live together except for a few disputes here and there. We can put together a country as diverse as India, where people in the east look like Chinese, people in the west look like Arabs, people in the north look like whites and maybe people in the south look like Africans. Facing anger from the BJP and criticism from a section of opposition leaders, Pitroda on Wednesday tendered his resignation as the president of the Indian Overseas Congress.