Shashi Tharoor says he was not invited to Bihar marketing campaign, requires overview of Congress defeat

Congress chief and Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor on Friday (November 14, 2025) stated he was not invited to marketing campaign within the Bihar electionwhereas noting that the Congress would study the explanations for its defeat.

Talking to reporters within the wake of the Bihar ballot outcome,Mr. Tharoor stated the occasion has a accountability to check intimately the causes behind the setback. “Keep in mind, we weren’t the senior companion within the alliance, and the RJD additionally has to look rigorously at its personal efficiency,” he stated.

In accordance with him, in a mandate like Bihar’s, you will need to study the totality of the occasion’s efficiency. He famous that elections are about a lot of components.

“There’s, after all, the favored temper. There are questions concerning the group’s strengths and weaknesses. There’s a query of messaging. These are points that should be checked out,” he stated.

Mr. Tharoor stated the outcomes could be analyzed completely. “I used to be not there, and I used to be not invited to marketing campaign in Bihar. So I am unable to say a lot from private expertise. Those that had been there will definitely research the result,” he added.

In the meantime, Mr. Tharoor drew sharp criticism from senior Congress chief MM Hassan for his current article in opposition to Dynasty politics within the occasion.

In one other occasion, senior Congress chief MM Hassan criticized Mr. Tharoor and stated that the MP entered politics with the help of the Jawaharlal Nehru household and gained all his positions and fame due to them.

“I’ve additionally voted for Mr. Tharoor. He has not shed a drop of sweat for society or the nation,” Mr. Hassan stated. He stated that whereas Mr. Tharoor might criticize the Nehru household, however not as a member of the Congress Working Committee.

Mr. Hassan accused Mr. Tharoor of utilizing the identical “household politics” arguments employed by the BJP to focus on Rahul Gandhi. “Earlier than doing that, he ought to respectfully step away from the Congress Working Committee,” he stated.

In a current article for worldwide media group Venture Syndicate, the Thiruvananthapuram MP identified that Mr. Tharoor stated dynastic politics throughout the political spectrum poses a “grave menace” to Indian democracy and asserted that it’s excessive time India traded “dynasty for meritocracy”.