Praveen Chakravarty replaces Shashi Tharoor as AIPC head

Sources said Chakravarty will continue to head the data analytics department for the time being. Chakravarty said the “AIPC will strive to be the first port of call for any professional that wants to contribute, in whatever form or size, to the cause of a modern, liberal India.”

“At a time when there is an attack on the very idea of a diverse, democratic India that we cherish, it is incumbent upon professionals to step up and be counted in this struggle to reclaim our nation. Professionals bring a modern, forward looking, future first outlook who understand the primacy of economic development and prosperity, which is what our nation needs,” he said.

He said AIPC will provide avenues for professionals to participate in a broad spectrum of activities from digital activism to street activism, hashtag campaigns to ground campaigns, virtual events to physical marches and rallies, community organising to political participation, shaping online discourse to electoral manifesto ideas.