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Congress MP Shashi Tharoor connected Saturday (January 24, 2026) said helium has ne'er violated the party’s stated positions successful Parliament, asserting that his only nationalist disagreement successful principle was implicit Operation Sindhoor.
Answering questions during a league astatine the Kerala Literature Festival successful Kozhikode, Mr. Tharoor said helium had taken a beardown basal connected that contented and remained "unapologetic".
His connection comes amidst caller reports stating "Tharoor’s differences with the enactment leadership", with a speculation that helium is upset implicit Congress person Rahul Gandhi not adequately acknowledging his beingness astatine a caller lawsuit successful Kochi and implicit alleged repeated attempts by authorities leaders to sideline him.
Explaining his position, Mr. Tharoor said that, arsenic an perceiver and writer, helium had written a paper file aft the Pahalgam incident, stating that it should not spell unpunished and that determination should beryllium a kinetic response.
He said that portion India is focused connected development, it should not beryllium dragged into a prolonged struggle with Pakistan, and that immoderate enactment should beryllium constricted to targeting violent camps.
Mr. Tharoor said that to his surprise, the Indian authorities did precisely what helium had recommended.
Mr. Tharoor said it was Jawaharlal Nehru who posed the celebrated question: "Who lives if India dies?"
"When India is astatine stake, erstwhile India’s information and its spot successful the satellite are involved, India comes first," helium said.
He added that governmental parties whitethorn person differences arsenic portion of the process of gathering a amended India, but erstwhile nationalist interests are involved, India indispensable prevail.
