‘Prime asset for India on global stage’: Tharoor praises PM Modi again; BJP uses his remark to target Rahul | India News
NEW DELHI: Shashi Tharoor, whose frosty ties with the Congress leadership is now an open secret, has yet again taken a diametrically opposite stand from his party and praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the global diplomatic outreach following “Operation Sindoor“. In an article published in The Hindu, Tharoor said: “Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s energy, dynamism and willingness to engage remains a prime asset for India on the global stage but deserves greater backing.”“The diplomatic outreach following ‘Operation Sindoor’ was a moment of national resolve and effective communication. It affirmed that India, when united, can project its voice with clarity and conviction on international platforms,” the Congress leader wrote in the article.Tharoor had led one of the seven multi-party delegations convey India’s stand following the Pahalgam terror attack and the military operation.Only last week, Tharoor had admitted to “differences of opinion with some in party leadership”. Ironically, Shashi Tharoor’s latest round of praise for PM Modi comes on a day the Congress made a notable electoral victory in Kerala wresting the Nilambur assembly seat from the LDF after nine years. Tharoor had stayed away from party’s campaign in Nilambur bypoll. While the Congress MP had said that he was not invited, the Congress maintained that his name was in the list of star campaigners for the bypoll.The Congress had dubbed the Nilambur bypolls as the semi-finals ahead of the assembly elections in the state next year. The win will give the party a boost as it goes all out to wrest power from the LDF after 10 years.Tharoor’s praise for the Prime Minister comes at a time when the Congress has been consistently attacking the Modi government over its foreign policy, alleging that Indian diplomacy is being “shattered” and the country stands “isolated” globally.Following the Pahalgam attack, Tharoor has made several comments on the India-Pakistan conflict and the diplomatic outreach that are at variance with the stand taken by the Congress party. Led by Rahul Gandhi, the Congress has been questioning the government over US President Donald Trump’s claims of mediating a ceasefire between the two countries.Tharoor has ‘exposed’ RahulThe BJP was quick once again to use Tharoor’s remarks to target the Congress as it has done several times in the past few months. The party took a swipe at the Congress over Tharoor’s article and said the Thiruvananthapuram MP has “exposed” Rahul Gandhi. BJP’s national spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari said on X, “Shashi Tharoor admits that PM Modi’s dynamism and global outreach are a strategic advantage for India.”The Prime Minister’s Office did its bit to return favourt to the Congress MP and shared Tharoor’s article on X and said, “Lok Sabha MP and former Union Minister Dr. Shashi Tharoor writes- Lessons from Operation Sindoor’s global outreach.”
