The government is not worried about the serious charges raised by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Subramanian Swamy against Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian, sources said on Wednesday.
All attacks were welcome, there is nothing to worry, a source in the government told Network 18.
Clearly backing the CEA, sources said the government took a very considered view at the time of appointing Arvind Subramanian.
In a series of tweets attacking the Chief Economic Adviser, who is an NRI, Swamy said, "Who said to US Cong on 13/3/13 the US should act against India to defend US Pharmaceuticals interests? Arvind Subramanian MoF !! Sack him!!!," he tweeted.
"Now PTs (Patriotic Tweeples) can understand why our core economic sectors could not perform last two years. Trojan horses galore in MoF/Fin Institutions."
"Was AS (Arvind Subramanian) deposing before US Cong Committee against India as a US citizen or Indian? Does any PT know?," he asked.
Swamy's attack comes in the wake of reports of Arvind Subramanian being among the probable successors of Rajan as the country's central bank chief.
Swamy had earlier launched a scathing attack on Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan, saying he is 'unfit' for the job and is 'mentally not fully Indian'. Ending all speculations, Rajan announced last week that he will return to academics after his current tenure as RBI Governor ends on September 4.
Incidentally, both Rajan and Arvind Subramanian have worked at the IMF. While Rajan was a UPA appointee, Arvind Subramanian was appointed by the Narendra Modi government.
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