Hitting back at Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma over his remark of Congress leaders to join BJP, party leader Sandeep Dikshit on Sunday said that he voted for Shashi Tharoor in the recent elections for the party president just to ensure that people like him are not promoted in Congress.

Tharoor, who was rivalling senior party colleague Mallikarjun Kharge for the post, said only those lacking the courage to fight are tempted to join the BJP.

Amid the claims and counter-claims by Congress presidential candidates Shashi Tharoor and Mallikarjun Kharge in the run-up to the party polls, Ashok Gehlot has extended support to the latter stating that he will “make the party stronger as Opposition”. Jaipur:  Amid the claims and counter-claims by Congress presidential candidates Shashi... The post appeared first on .

Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], October 14 (ANI): Amid the claims and counter-claims by Congress presidential candidates Shashi Tharoor and Mallikarjun Kharge in the run-up to the party polls, Ashok Gehlot has extended support to the latter stating that he will "make the party stronger as Opposition".

Ahead of the run-up to Congress presidential polls, party MP and a contender for the top post Shashi Tharoor on Thursday said he has been facing differential treatment from the party leaders as against his opponent Mallikarjun Kharge. Notably, Shashi Tharoor and Mallikarjun Kharge are up against each other in... The post appeared first on .

New Delhi Jan 31 PTI Far more dangerous than Omicron is O Mitron senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said on Monday in an apparent swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he flagged increased polarisation and the weakening of democracyTharoor has been attacking the government alleging that it is indulging in divisive rhetoric and spreading hatredFar more dangerous than Omicron is O Mitron We are measuring the consequences of the latter every day in increased polarisation promotion of hatred bigotry insidious assaults on the Constitution the weakening of our democracy the former Union minister said in a tweetThere is no milder variant of this virus he addedMitron which means friends is a term seen to be associated with Modi who has used it in his speeches in the pastBJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawala slammed Tharoor for the jibe and asked whether the Congress can keep the COVID-19 pandemic above politicsCan Congress keep pandemic above politics First Congress spread vaccine hesitancy now it says Omicron isnt dangerous -- at beginning of Covid 19 Akhilesh said CAA is more dangerous than Covid Do these people have no sense of responsibility he tweetedTharoor has been attacking the government over the issue of polarisation On January 29 the Thiruvananthapuram MP had shared a video of Yogi Adityanath and accused him of polarisation saying the Uttar Pradesh chief minister had no idea how much damage he had caused to the country PTI ASK RC

Thiruvananthapuram Dec 17 PTI Discontent is brewing in the state unit of the Congress party over its Member of Parliament Shashi Tharoors reluctance to sign a letter prepared by the MPs from the party-led UDF to the Centre against the state governments semi-high speed rail corridor and his open praise of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan for his investment-friendly initiatives An unfazed Tharoor on Friday said in a tweet that on some issues it is necessary to put political differences aside and shared his photo with the CM Veteran Congress leader and former KPCC president Mullappally Ramachandran today flayed the Thiruvananthapuram MP saying that he should learn party discipline while Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly V D Satheesan said the Congress would examine Tharoors stand and take an appropriate decision While attending a programme here on Thursday Tharoor praised Vijayan saying he as an administrator was trying to change the impression that the southern state was not investment-friendly The statement came days after he refused to sign a letter prepared by the UDF MPs against the multi-crore Silver Line semi-high speed rail corridor linking the north and south ends of Kerala a flagship infrastructure project of the Left government Tharoor may be an internationally renowned person writer or an orator But he has to learn the principles and discipline of the Indian National Congress It is not right to go forward without learning that Ramachandran said The former union minister also criticised Tharoors statement that he would reveal his opinion on the Silver Line project after studying it He is a person who approaches everything with an analytical mindset It is cheating the people of the country if a responsible person like him says that he is yet to study about the project he said Such a stand could be viewed only as a move to help the Left government the veteran added Though Satheesan did not criticise Tharoor publicly he said the party leadership would examine the circumstances under which the MP has taken such a stand on the Silver Line project The party will examine under which circumstance Tharoor did not sign the letter while all other MPs signed it and he made such a statement The party will take appropriate decision in this regard he told reporters However senior leader Ramesh Chennithala came out in support of the Thiruvananthapuram MP saying that he did not make any statement contradictory to the party stand What he said was he would tell his opinion about the project after studying it Chennithala said adding that the rail corridor was impractical and the Congress and UDF are united in opposing the initiative Meanwhile adding more fuel to the fire Tharoor tweeted that on some issues it is necessary to put political differences aside and get on with growth and shared his photo with the chief minister Enjoyed discussing Keralas development with CM vijayanpinarayi On some issues it is necessary to put political differences aside get on with growth The young people of our state deserve opportunities that the current economic situation does not offer them he said Tharoor said on Thursday that he had tried to attract many international investors to Kerala after his stint at the United Nations but they all eventually went to neighbouring states citing the reasons of strikes hartals among others in Kerala However our chief minister is trying to change that perspective and I feel that its a good thingWe all know our states history and we cannot always export our unemployment to Gulf countries We need to generate employment here and for that we need to instill confidence among the investors Tharoor said at the inauguration of the Lulu groups new mall here He also said all parties should stand together and send across a message that Kerala is open for business PTI LGK BN BN