Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Saturday mentioned that the ambiance on the Rashtrapati Bhavan banquet for Russian President Vladimir Putin It was heat and pleasant.Sharing the images from the Banquet on X, the Congress chief mentioned he loved his conversations with members of the Russian delegation seated at his desk.“Attended the Rashtrapati Bhavan banquet for President Putin final night time. A heat and fascinating ambiance reigned. Loved my conversations with lots of the attendees, particularly my eating companions from the Russian delegation,” Tharoor wrote. Tharoor’s presence on the dinner has triggered stress throughout the Congress as soon as extra. Earlier, he had confirmed that he acquired an official invitation and mentioned he would “positively go”. This got here at a time when the get together claimed that invites weren’t despatched to chief of opposition within the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi and chief of opposition within the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge. A number of Congress leaders criticized the choice. Pawan Khera mentioned the federal government was “breaching protocol” by not inviting the 2 LoPs, and questioned why Tharoor accepted the invitation. Khera argued that get together members ought to acknowledge the “sport being performed” and keep away from being a part of it. Different leaders, together with Salman Khurshidadditionally mentioned that the transfer goes in opposition to democratic traditions. Rahul Gandhi additionally expressed displeasure, saying international dignitaries often meet the chief of the opposition, and claimed that the federal government prevents such conferences on account of “insecurity”.“Usually, the custom has been that whoever visits India, the LoP used to have a gathering. It used to occur within the Vajpayee authorities, the Manmohan Singh authorities. However this isn’t the case now,” he mentioned.