‘Say good bye!’ to ‘R3’: A look at Swamy’s digs at Rajan on Twitter

The central bank chief said he wants to return to "academia" after his term ends in September.

BJP leader Subramanian Swamy and RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan

BJP MP leader Subramanian Swamy and RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan

Putting an end to the ongoing speculations, Raghuram Rajan on Saturday announced he wouldn’t continue for a second term as the RBI governor.

The central bank chief said he wants to return to “academia” after his term ends in September. He was in media spotlight recently after reports suggesting PM Modi’s keen interest to retain him at the helm and other prominent business tycoons like Adi Godrej, Harish Mariwala, Rahul Bajaj, among others, firmly backing Rajan’s candidature for a second term.

BJP leader Subramanaian Swamy ran a tirade against Rajan for his policies. He shot multiple letters to PM Modi seeking Rajan’s removal as the RBI chief and, in fact, asked Modi to order CBI-led probe into the RBI’s alleged flouting licencing rules.

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Swami alleged that Rajan was willfully wrecking the Indian economy and said the RBI chief was “mentally not fully Indian”. On Twitter too, the leader took out on “R3” at every possible instance. Here is a look at what Swamy tweeted in the past couple of months:

R3 has said he will go back to US. Whatever figleaf he wants for hiding the reality we should not grudge it. Say good bye!

— Subramanian Swamy (@Swamy39) June 18, 2016

Does any PT know about the Wirecard licence scam given by RBI?

— Subramanian Swamy (@Swamy39) June 11, 2016

10 small banks licensed by RBI to pvt parties which failed in the pre-conditions- these parties given 18 months to comply after! Banana R !

— Subramanian Swamy (@Swamy39) June 10, 2016

Media morons say R3 “famously” predicted 2008-12 recession and gave a link to some IMF speech. When I asked which para they were speechless

— Subramanian Swamy (@Swamy39) May 27, 2016

Namo gave a whack to WSJ when they asked about my demand to sack R3. Namo said: “It is an administrative decision and not of media interest”

— Subramanian Swamy (@Swamy39) May 27, 2016

On 26th I will submit a six point charge sheet to Namo on why R3 be sent home to Chicago asap. Let rich plutocrats scream. I am for India

— Subramanian Swamy (@Swamy39) May 23, 2016

I find R3 fan club in India’s high society stunned by my revelation that he sent on his Chicago U email vital financial info. So silent now

— Subramanian Swamy (@Swamy39) May 21, 2016

One senior bureaucrat told me that R3 is painful to sack and suicidal not to– devil and the deep sea!

— Subramanian Swamy (@Swamy39) May 20, 2016

Congi hacks are now coming out in defence of R3 !That is because he tried to foist illegal Sharia compliant banks. Namo nipped it in the bud

— Subramanian Swamy (@Swamy39) May 18, 2016

RBI Gov R3, openly advocates Islamic Banking even though RBI Act bars it. Kerala HC upheld the bar in my WP challenging K govt setting it up

— Subramanian Swamy (@Swamy39) May 18, 2016

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