New Delhi, Feb. 26 -- The Ministry of Education has refuted and condemned the claims of Congress Overseas Chief Sam Pitroda, who alleged that someone hacked his virtual interaction with IIT Ranchi students and objectionable content was played thereafter.

In a post on X, the Education Ministry highlighted that there is no "IIT in Ranchi."

"It has come to the notice that Sam Pitroda shared a video on his X handle on Feb 22, 2025. He made a statement in that video that he was speaking at the IIT Ranchi to several hundred students, and someone hacked in and started playing some objectionable content, and thus, the event got disrupted," it said.

"It is hereby clarified that there is no IIT in Ranchi. Therefore, the statement made in that vi...