In a series of letters to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Swamy had demanded sacking of Rajan, arguing that he is 'mentally not fully Indian'.
Rajan, in a letter to RBI employees on Saturday, said that he would go back to Chicago to continue his academic career.
BJP MP Subramanian Swamy, who ran a tirade against RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan, on Saturday said the Reserve Bank head is a government employee and is not selected on the basis of popular vote.
-"Raghuram Rajan is an employee of the Government of India. We don't select employees on the basis of popular vote,-" he said, reacting to Rajan's decision not to take a second term.
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In a series of letters to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Swamy had demanded sacking of Rajan, arguing that he is not -"fully mentally Indian-" and had been sending confidential and sensitive financial information around the world.
Rajan, in a letter to RBI employees on Saturday, said that he would go back to Chicago to continue his academic career after completion of his three-year term as central bank chief on September 4.
