Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday joined people offering namaz in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr and extended his wishes. Tharoor was seen sitting with namazis and also exchanging hugs with Muslim clerics and people present on the occasion. The Congress MP also took X to extend his greetings and […]
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Rajeev Chandrasekhar sends legal notice to Shashi Tharoor over ‘false allegations’ of bribing voters
BJP candidate for Thiruvananthapuram, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, has slapped a legal notice to his Congress counterpart, Shashi Tharoor, for defamation. In his notice, Rajeev Chandrasekhar accuses Tharoor of disseminating patently false information among the constituents of Thiruvananthapuram, purportedly spreading misleading information regarding bribing key voters and influential figures such as Parish priests, among others. Chandrasekhar has expressed ‘shock’ at the allegations made by Shashi […]
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“Quite ironic…,” Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan’s remarks
Reacting to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s statement that Congress is “backing out” of a joint protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday termed the latter’s statement as “quite ironic.” “Quite ironic. I wonder whether he doesn’t even have a staff member who can Google and find out the […]
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Shashi Tharoor calls upon Supreme Court to take suo moto cognizance of Kejriwal’s arrest
Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor condemned the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister and AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering case linked to the excise police, calling the Supreme Court to take suo moto cognizance in the matter. Speaking to ANI, the Congress leader said, “I call upon the […]
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Shashi Tharoor accuses Left of dividing vote in Thiruvananthapuram; D Raja hits back
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday alleged that the “only effect” of the CPI’s campaign against him in Thiruvananthapuram is to “divide the anti-BJP vote”. It’s ironic that the same @cpofindia that complains about @RahulGandhi’s candidature in Wayanad is playing the BJP’s game in Thiruvananthapuram. The only effect of the CPI’s campaign against […]
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“One of the shortest speeches…not much came out of it”: Shashi Tharoor on Interim Budget
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Thursday slammed Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s interim budget speech and said that not “very much came out of it” and that she used “vague” and “rhetorical language.” “It was one of the shortest speeches on record in the Budget. Not very much came out […]
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Congress MP Shashi Tharoor meets senior leader AK Antony in Kerala’s Thiruvananthapuram
Following his recent induction into the congress-working-committee”>Congress Working Committee (CWC), congress-mp”>Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Saturday met the senior party leader AK Antony at his residence in Thiruvananthapuram. “Called on respected senior @INCIndia leader AK Antony this morning to seek his blessings and advice. Grateful to him for both!” Shashi Tharoor posted on X (Formerly Twitter). […]
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Kerala state budget “very disappointing”: Shashi Tharoor
Attacking the Pinarayi Vijayan government, Senior Congress leader Congress Shashi Tharoor on Saturday said the Kerala government’s state budget is “very disappointing”. Tharoor said, “It is an extremely disappointing budget. The Budget is unfortunately exploiting the common man. Because the government seems to have no imagination, no idea how to generate revenue.” “Instead of promoting […]
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Indian Army has people’s full support: Shashi Tharoor on clash with PLA
Congress leader and former Union Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Shashi Tharoor said that China has its eyes on Tawang and India has to be very careful in this regard. Speaking on the Friday, December 9 clashes between the Indian Army personnel and their Chinese counterparts, Tharoor said that […]
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Shashi Tharoor an asset to party: Kerala state Congress chief
Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President K Sudhakaran asserted that party MP Shashi Tharoor has always been an asset to the Congress and no one can single him out. His statement came in the wake of the reports of a tussle inside the Congress’ state unit after Shashi Tharoor actively started participating in events and […]
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Delhi Police moves HC against Shashi Tharoor’s discharge in Sunanda Pushkar death case
The Delhi Police on Thursday moved Delhi High Court against the Trial Court order passed on 18, August 2021 discharging Congress leader Shashi Tharoor in connection with the Sunanda Pushkar death case. The Delhi police had accused Tharoor of abetment to suicide and cruelty against Pushkar who was found dead in a luxury hotel in Delhi in […]
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Shashi Tharoor thanks voters as counting of votes begins
Congress presidential candidate and veteran leader Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday extended a “big thank you” to the masses who voted for the internal polls of the party. “As the counting begins in @INCIndia presidential elections, a big “thank you” from me to who all who contributed to making this historic […]
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Shashi Tharoor highlights need for “renewed, reinvigorated” Congress to take on BJP
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Monday said that with two consecutive losses in the Lok Sabha elections, there is a need for a “renewed and reinvigorated” party to take on the challenge of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party at the Centre. Tharoor is currently in Hyderabad campaigning for the upcoming […]
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Shashi Tharoor likely to make way for Shinde faction Sena MP as IT panel chief
The Standing Committees for both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha are likely to be reconstituted in the coming days. The principal opposition party Congress is likely to lose out on several committees where the chairman was from their party. This also includes the Standing Committee for Communications and Information Technology […]
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After nomination, Shashi Tharoor calls for ‘decentralization’ in Congress, releases manifesto
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, who filed his nomination for the party president post on Friday, issued a manifesto explaining how he intends to rejuvenate the party through decentralisation and internal reorganisation if he wins the election. Tharoor filed his nomination at the All India Congress Committee (AICC) office in the […]