Congress chief Shashi Tharoor has drawn inside criticism for crossing the “Lakshman rekha” along with his current remarks on the India-Pakistan battle, together with a pointed critique of former US President Donald Trump’s feedback on the standoff.
Congress chief Shashi Tharoor has “crossed the Lakshman rekha” along with his repeated feedback on the India-Pakistan battle, senior celebration sources stated on Wednesday, signaling inside discontent over the high-profile MP’s remarks.
The assertion got here throughout a closed-door assembly on the Congress headquarters in Delhi, attended by prime leaders, together with former Congress president Rahul Gandhi, normal secretaries Okay C Venugopal, Jairam Ramesh, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, and senior chief Sachin Pilot. The assembly was reportedly known as to strategise the celebration’s response to the escalating India-Pakistan tensions and to make sure a unified voice on nationwide safety points.
Management points ‘clear message’
Whereas the Congress management didn’t explicitly identify Tharoor, sources indicated that the message from the celebration’s prime brass was clear – it is a time for amplifying the celebration’s collective stand, not for airing particular person critiques. “We’re a democratic celebration and folks preserve expressing their opinion, however this time, Tharoor has crossed the Lakshman rekha,” a senior celebration supply stated, emphasising that such high-stakes moments demand disciplined messaging.
Tharoor’s sharp critique of US stance
The interior pushback in opposition to Tharoor follows his pointed criticism of former US President Donald Trump’s current assertion on the India-Pakistan standoff. In a Might 12 submit on X, Tharoor had described Trump’s feedback as “disappointing for India in 4 vital methods,” arguing that they:
- Create a false equivalence – Tharoor stated the remarks equated “the sufferer and the perpetrator,” ignoring the US’ previous recognition of Pakistan’s hyperlinks to cross-border terrorism.
- Supply an unearned negotiating platform – He argued that India “won’t ever negotiate with a terrorist gun pointed at its head,” rejecting any legitimacy for Pakistan’s calls for.
- Internationalise the Kashmir problem – Tharoor identified that such statements risked “internationalising” the Kashmir dispute, a core goal of the militants, undermining India’s constant place that the matter is an inside one.
- Re-hyphenate India and Pakistan – He famous that Trump’s framing reversed many years of diplomatic progress, the place US presidents, beginning with Invoice Clinton in 2000, prevented clubbing their India visits with Pakistan, recognising the distinct world stature of the 2 nations.