Senior Congress chief Ok Muraleedharan declared that Shashi Tharoor wouldn’t be invited to any occasion programmes in Thiruvananthapuram till he modifies his stance on nationwide safety.
Senior Congress chief Ok Muraleedharan on Sunday launched a contemporary assault on occasion colleague Shashi Tharoor, declaring that the Thiruvananthapuram MP wouldn’t be invited to any occasion occasions within the Kerala capital until he reconsiders his place on nationwide safety points.
Muraleedharan asserted that Tharoor was not considered “one among us” inside the state unit, and mentioned that any additional motion can be left to the occasion’s central management.
‘No query of Tharoor boycotting occasion’
“Till he modifies his stand, we is not going to invite him to any occasion programme held in Thiruvananthapuram. He’s not with us, so there isn’t a query of him boycotting an occasion,” Muraleedharan informed reporters, responding to a query about Tharoor’s latest remarks.
His feedback got here a day after Tharoor, a member of the Congress Working Committee (CWC), reiterated in Kochi that nationwide curiosity comes earlier than occasion politics. The senior MP had additionally acknowledged dealing with criticism for his public help of the armed forces and central authorities following latest nationwide safety incidents.
“However I’ll stand my floor, as a result of I consider that is the correct factor for the nation,” Tharoor had mentioned, defending his stance at a public occasion.
Congress chief hits out at Tharoor for his stance
Tharoor additional argued that when politicians advocate cross-party cooperation on issues of nationwide safety, they’re usually labelled disloyal by their very own events, creating inner friction.
This isn’t the primary time Muraleedharan has taken a swipe at Tharoor. He beforehand criticised the MP for sharing a survey projecting himself as essentially the most most well-liked CM candidate of the UDF, suggesting Tharoor ought to “first resolve which occasion he belongs to”.
Muraleedhran questions Tharoor’s loyalty
The tensions have escalated following Tharoor’s remarks after the Pahalgam terror assault, which many inside the occasion felt undermined the Congress’s place. His article, essential of Indira Gandhi and the Emergency, printed in a Malayalam day by day, additionally drew the ire of occasion veterans.
Muraleedharan has brazenly questioned Tharoor’s loyalty, urging him to decide on a transparent political path if he feels constrained inside the Congress.
(With PTI inputs)