Pitroda said a video statement on X that he might have issues with Modi’s views of the world and ideology, but his disagreement was not with the individual. Amid all the political sparring, the bonhomie between the Prime Minister and Sam Pitroda, and the mutual praise, became a topic of discussion and speculation. PM Narendra Modi exchanges Diwali and Gujarati New Year greetings with Congress leader Sam Pitroda after he praises his.