New Delhi/IBNS, Feb. 28 -- Indian Overseas Congress chairman Sam Pitroda said his address to the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee was hacked after his previous claim of facing a similar issue during a virtual address to 'IIT-Ranchi' was dismissed by the central government.

In an X post on February 22, Pitroda, who often stirs rows with his statements, claimed hackers started playing some objectionable content disrupting the virtual session with IIT Ranchi.

Rejecting the claims, the Union Ministry of Education said no IIT exists in Ranchi.

The ministry then went on to claim there is an Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) in Ranchi but it has learnt Pitroda was never invited to address the students.

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