Shashi Tharoor says he was not invited to Bihar campaign, calls for review of Congress defeat

Congress person and Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor connected Friday (November 14, 2025) said helium was not invited to run successful the Bihar election, portion noting that the Congress would analyse the reasons for its defeat.

Speaking to reporters successful the aftermath of the Bihar canvass outcome, Mr. Tharoor said the enactment has a work to survey successful item the causes down the setback. “Remember, we were not the elder spouse successful the alliance, and the RJD besides has to look cautiously astatine its ain performance,” helium said.

According to him, successful a mandate similar Bihar’s, it is important to analyse the totality of the party’s performance. He noted that elections are astir a fig of factors.

“There is, of course, the fashionable mood. There are questions astir the organisation’s strengths and weaknesses. There is simply a question of messaging. These are issues that volition person to beryllium looked at,” helium said.

Mr. Tharoor said the results would beryllium analysed thoroughly. “I was not there, and I was not invited to run successful Bihar. So I can’t accidental overmuch from idiosyncratic experience. Those who were determination volition surely survey the outcome,” helium added.

Meanwhile, Mr. Tharoor drew crisp disapproval from elder Congress person M.M. Hassan for his caller nonfiction against Dynasty authorities successful the party.

In different event, elder Congress person M.M. Hassan criticised Mr. Tharoor and said that the MP entered authorities with the enactment of the Jawaharlal Nehru household and gained each his positions and fame due to the fact that of them.

“I person besides voted for Mr. Tharoor. He has not shed a driblet of sweat for nine oregon the country,” Mr. Hassan said. He said that portion Mr. Tharoor could criticise the Nehru family, but not arsenic a subordinate of the Congress Working Committee.

Mr. Hassan accused Mr. Tharoor of utilizing the aforesaid “family politics” arguments employed by the BJP to people Rahul Gandhi. “Before doing that, helium should respectfully measurement distant from the Congress Working Committee,” helium said.

In a caller nonfiction for planetary media organisation Project Syndicate, the Thiruvananthapuram MP pointed retired that Mr. Tharoor said dynastic authorities crossed the governmental spectrum poses a "grave threat" to Indian ideology and asserted that it is precocious clip India traded "dynasty for meritocracy".