Mayawati sacks BSP leader for jibe on Sonia's foreign origin
BSP chief Mayawati on Tuesday removed the party's national coordinator Jai Prakash Singh from his post for speaking against the BSP's ideology and making personal remarks against leaders of rival parties. Singh had recently said Congress President Rahul Gandhi cannot be the Prime Minister since his mother Sonia is a foreigner. Mayawati clarified that the remarks were Singh's personal opinion.