India, Feb. 27 -- The ministry of education has dismissed and condemned the allegations made by Congress Overseas chief Sam Pitroda, who claimed that his virtual interaction with IIT Ranchi students was hacked and inappropriate content was played.

In a post on X, the ministry pointed out that "there is no IIT in Ranchi".

The ministry said Sam Pitroda claimed on February 22 that he was speaking at IIT Ranchi to several hundred students, and someone hacked in and started playing some objectionable content, and thus, the event got disrupted.

HT.com could not independently verify the authenticity of Sam Pitroda's statement.

"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 t...