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Shashi Tharoor

Shashi Tharoor

DOB: March 9, 1956

Shashi Tharoor is an Indian politician serving as Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, since 2009. He is a former career international diplomat. He is a member of Indian National congress and at present serves as Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs and All India Professionals Congress. Tharoor was a former Minister of State in the Government of India for External Affairs during the period of 2009-2010. Tharror as a writer have authored eighteen best selling works including fiction and non fiction both and he is also author of hundreds of columns and articles in publications such as The New York Times, The Washington Post etc.Tharoor was appointed as Director of Communications Executive Assistant to Secretary-General Kofi Annan in 1996. Tharoor became Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information (UNDPI) on 1 June 2002. Tharoor was in controversy when her wife Sunanda was found dead in room number 345 of the Leela Palace hotel in Chanakyapuri, New Delhi.

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Shashi Tharoor backs Rahul Gandhi, says Gandhi killers were from RSS

Politics | Sep 06, 2016, 07:48 AM IST

Former Union minister and Congress MP Shashi Tharoor threw his weight behind his party vice-president Rahul Gandhi stating that historical evidences suggests that Godse was a member of RSS and that the organization distributed sweets

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Shashi Tharoor-led panel wants ‘eminent personalities’ posted as diplomats

Politics | Aug 03, 2016, 08:19 PM IST

Voicing concern over the shrinking space for non-career ambassadors in the illustrious Indian Foreign Service, a Parliamentary Committee headed by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has proposed that individuals who have excelled in diverse fields should

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Sunanda Pushkar case: Mehr Tarar quizzed by Delhi Police, denies any romantic liaison with Tharoor

India | Jul 18, 2016, 09:26 AM IST

New Delhi: Delhi police have quizzed Pakistan-based journalist Mehr Tarar in connection with the Sunanda Pushkar murder case. According to a report in The Times of India, Tarar came to India two, three months ago

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Congress workers refuse to accept Robert Vadra's relatives as leaders

Politics | May 18, 2016, 05:17 PM IST

Pune: The internal discontent among Pune Congress workers came out in open during an event organised by Maharashtra Congress secretary Shehzad Poonawalla at Congress Bhavan on Tuesday where party MP Shashi Tharoor and Shehzad's younger

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Sunanda Pushkar case: Subramanian Swamy seeks SIT inquiry, says Tharoor should be interrogated

Politics | May 15, 2016, 07:09 PM IST

New Delhi: After requesting Home Minister Rajnath Singh for a court-monitored SIT inquiry in the mysterious death case of Sunanda Pushkar, BJP leader Dr Subramanian Swamy today asserted that Member of Parliament Shashi Tharoor should

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Indian nationalism pluralistic, not domain of any religion: Shashi Tharoor

India | Apr 16, 2016, 07:49 AM IST

Mumbai: The idea of Indian nationalism emerged from ancient civilisation and youngsters should strive to preserve pluralism which is essential for "survival" of the country, senior Congress leader and former minister Shashi Tharoor said here

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Would prefer Tulsi on TV serials than trying to run MHRD: Tharoor’s jibe at Smriti Irani

Politics | Mar 25, 2016, 09:12 PM IST

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor today made a sharp comment on Union HRD minister Smriti Irani saying he would rather prefer Tulsi on television serials than trying to run the HRD ministry.

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Comparing Kanhaiya with Bhagat Singh is like comparing Nehru with Pol Pot, says BJP MP Tarun Vijay

Politics | Mar 26, 2016, 05:45 PM IST

In an exclusive interview to indiatvnews.com, the former editor of RSS mouthpiece 'Panchjanya' blasted Congress MP Shashi Tharoor for comparing Kanhaiya with martyr Bhagat Singh.

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‘Nationalism’ debate: From Shashi Tharoor to Digvijay Singh, is Congress completely confused over its stand?

Politics | Mar 21, 2016, 06:43 PM IST

On 'nationalism' debate, the actions and stands taken by the Congress and its prominent leaders indicate that the party is completely confused over how it should respond to the new challenge.

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Shashi Tharoor compares Kanhaiya to Bhagat Singh, invites criticism

Politics | Mar 21, 2016, 06:48 PM IST

Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor stoked controversy for comparing JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar, facing sedition charge, to freedom fighter Bhagat Singh.

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Shashi Tharoor takes a dig at government on nationalism

Politics | Mar 21, 2016, 01:18 PM IST

New Delhi:Taking a dig at ruling BJP over its stand on the JNU row, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor today said nationalism is now decided by whether one can say 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' or not.

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Sunanda Pushkar death probe: Tharoor questioned for 5 hours, says he suspects no foul play

India | Feb 14, 2016, 01:07 PM IST

New Delhi: Delhi Police on Saturday questioned Congress MP Shashi Tharoor for nearly 5 hours in the capital in connection with the mysterious death of his wife Sunanda Pushkar.During the interrogation, the Congress leader dismissed

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Make in India and hate in India cannot go together: Shashi Tharoor

Politics | Feb 08, 2016, 01:06 PM IST

Boston: Taking a jibe at the Modi government, former minister and Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has said policies like 'Make in India' and hatred cannot go together as he asserted that "outrageous" statements against minorities

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Sunanda Pushkar case: Shashi Tharoor may undergo lie-detector test

Politics | Feb 01, 2016, 03:28 PM IST

New Delhi: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor may be called for a lie detector test in connection with the death of his wife Sunanda Pushkar, reports say.Tharoor's domestic help Narayan Singh and driver Bajrangi have been

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Sunanda Pushkar death case: Shashi Tharoor's domestic help, driver quizzed by Delhi Police

India | Feb 01, 2016, 09:33 AM IST

New Delhi: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor's domestic help Narayan Singh and driver Bajrangi have been questioned by Delhi Police again in connection with Sunanda Pushkar's death case. After receiving the AIIMS medical board's opinion on the

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'Congi Chamcha': Anupam Kher, Shashi Tharoor lock horns on Twitter

Politics | Jan 31, 2016, 08:46 AM IST

New Delhi: Veteran Actor Anupam Kher and Congress leader Shashi Tharoor were involved in a war of words on Twitter after the politician slammed Kher's comments that he is scared to openly say he is

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PM Modi's silence on key issues baffling, says Shashi Tharoor

Politics | Jan 24, 2016, 09:25 AM IST

Jaipur: The silence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on key issues of communal tension and violence is baffling for a leader who is hailed as a great communicator, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said on Saturday. "The

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'Dangerous chemical' may have killed Sunanda Pushkar: FBI report

India | Jan 16, 2016, 09:29 AM IST

New Delhi: There was a fresh revelation in the sensational case of the death of Sunanda Pushkar, wife of Congress leader and former Union Minister Shashi Tharoor, with the  FBI endorsing the AIIMS report of

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Delhi Police reviewing Sunanda Pushkar's viscera report

India | Jan 15, 2016, 01:18 PM IST

New Delhi: The Delhi Police said on Friday it was reviewing the final viscera report of Sunanda Pushkar, the late wife of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, who died here under mysterious circumstances two years ago."...have

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Sec 377: Tharoor sees 'intolerance' in BJP over rejection of Bill

Politics | Dec 18, 2015, 08:49 PM IST

New Delhi: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor today saw “intolerance” among a section of the ruling BJP after his move to introduce a Bill for decriminalising homosexuality was rejected in Lok Sabha.The introduction of the private