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Senior Congress person Shashi Tharoor connected Friday (January 30, 2026) said that his basal connected definite issues whitethorn person been seen arsenic pro-BJP by the media, but helium has lone seen it arsenic pro-government oregon pro-India.
Mr. Tharoor said that helium has made it wide successful the past arsenic good that connected immoderate planetary matters, helium does not similar to speech astir authorities and alternatively prefers to talk astir the country.
"It is not thing new, I person ever said so," the Congress MP from Thiruvananthapuram told reporters here.
A enactment had erupted past twelvemonth implicit his comments connected the India-Pakistan struggle and the diplomatic outreach aft the Pahalgam attack. His comments were astatine variance with the Congress’ basal and galore enactment leaders took a swipe astatine him, questioning his intentions.
Mr. Tharoor, portion speaking to reporters, besides admitted that a enactment subordinate should not spell against the enactment line. "I person ever stood with the enactment successful Parliament and therefore, determination is nary request to beryllium concerned," helium said.
‘I americium going to beryllium successful Congress’
On being asked by reporters whether helium tin categorically authorities helium volition not permission the Congress party, Mr. Tharoor said, "I tin accidental that I americium going to beryllium successful the Congress and that I americium not going anywhere. I volition beryllium portion of the canvass run (in Kerala) and volition enactment for the triumph of the UDF." "But, wherefore is it that I americium being asked to marque specified statements," helium asked.
Mr. Tharoor, connected Thursday, met enactment president Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi for redressal of his grievances, aft which helium said "all is good" and "we are each connected the aforesaid page".
Mr. Tharoor had been upset implicit the attraction meted retired to him astatine a Kochi lawsuit precocious and attempts by immoderate leaders to sideline him successful Kerala.
The gathering comes up of the Kerala Assembly polls, which are precise important for the Congress arsenic it seeks to wrest powerfulness from the Left aft 10 years successful the Opposition and is going each retired to unafraid a triumph successful Kerala.
