New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday took a swipe at social gathering colleague Shashi Tharoor over the latter’s current reward of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying that his social gathering believed in “nation first” but it surely was “Modi first and nation later” for “some folks”.
Kharge’s remarks got here days after Tharoor in a newspaper article on Monday stated PM Modi’s power, dynamism and willingness to have interaction remained a “prime asset” for India on the worldwide stage however deserved higher backing.
“I can’t learn English properly. His (Tharoor’s) language is superb, that’s why we now have made him a Congress Working Committee (social gathering’s apex physique) member,” the Congress chief advised reporters, when requested about Tharoor’s article.
Over the previous few months, Tharoor has repeatedly defied social gathering strains to again the PM Modi-led authorities on key coverage points. He has usually drawn criticism from his social gathering and jibes aimed toward him by Congress leaders for his stand.
In his article earlier this week, Tharoor stated the diplomatic outreach following Operation Sindoor — India’s army motion on terror infrastructure in Pakistan in retaliation to the April 22 Pahalgam terror assault that claimed 26 lives — was a second of nationwide resolve and efficient communication.
The Congress distanced itself from Tharoor’s remarks, dubbing them because the social gathering MP’s private opinion. Nevertheless, Kharge’s snipe at Tharoor, who had contested in opposition to the previous within the Congress presidential polls in 2022, point out the social gathering won’t tolerate such deviations from its senior lawmaker, who can also be a former Union minister, CWC member and a boss of the exterior affairs committee of Parliament.
Kharge additional recalled the Opposition’s united help to the federal government and the armed forces within the wake of Pahalgam terror assault and Operation Sindoor. “We (the Congress) stated ‘nation first, social gathering later’. Some folks say ‘Modi first, nation later’. What can we do?” he added.
Hours after Kharge’s remarks, Tharoor put out a cryptic publish on X. He posted an image of a chicken with the caption: “Don’t ask permission to fly. The wings are yours. And the sky belongs to nobody.”
