New Delhi – The Indian National Congress said it was disappointed with comments made by MP Shashi Tharoor that compared former BJP leader L.K. Advani to late Prime Ministers Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi, and that praised Advani as a “true statesman.”
The Congress Media and Publicity Department chair, Pawan Khera, said the party does not share Tharoor’s view. “Shashi Tharoor speaks for himself,” Khera explained, adding that the Congress remains committed to a democratic and liberal spirit. Some party supporters on social media called for discipline against Tharoor.
Tharoor’s tweets praised Advani’s public service and integrity. He also posted an old photo of the former Deputy Prime Minister, who served from 2002 to 2004. In a later comment, Tharoor defended Advani against criticism about the 1992 Rashtra Yatra that preceded the Babri Masjid demolition, saying that a single episode should not define a whole career.
The Messages sparked backlash within the Congress because they echoed lines that touch two painful chapters used by the BJP – the so‑called China setback and the Emergency. Those topics carry heavy political weight in India, and the party has been careful to avoid them when speaking about Nehru and Indira Gandhi.
Tharoor isn’t new to trouble at the Congress. He praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for meeting U.S. President Donald Trump in the past and even signalled interest in joining a foreign‑policy mission launched by Modi’s government after Operation Sindoor. The Congress said it had not officially named the MP for that mission.
The party has previously tried to smooth out the fallout from Tharoor’s statements. Now it wants to make it clear that it does not endorse the comparison he made between Advani and the country’s former prime ministers.
Source: ianslive
Stay informed on all the latest news, real-time breaking news updates, and follow all the important headlines in world News on Latest NewsX. Follow us on social media Facebook, Twitter(X), Gettr and subscribe our Youtube Channel.
