BJP MP Subramanian Swamy on Thursday continued with jibes at RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan and Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian, calling them “micro-minded” management degree holders “foisted” by America.
While Dr. Swamy has been critical of Mr. Rajan for not lowering interest rates earlier to boost growth, he has targeted the CEA for his 2013 stand on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) wherein he had recommended to the U.S. government to act against India through WTO over its pharmaceutical IPR regulations.
“The Americans foisted on us management degree holders like R3 and AS. Management types are micro minded while economy is general equilibrium,” Dr. Swamy tweeted on Thursday. R3 is the acronym he uses to refer to Mr. Rajan and AS as initials for Mr. Arvind Subramanian.
Faced with attacks, Mr. Rajan called them ad hominem. In June, he announced that he would not seek a second term after completing the three-year term on September 4. The government has named RBI Deputy Governor Urjit Patel as his successor.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has defended the Chief Economic Adviser saying his advice to the government from time to time had been of great value.
