Asked about the Congress being accused of peddling 'soft Hindutva' in the past and if the party needs to take an aggressive stance on issues of the minorities such as the row over the comments on the Prophet, Tharoor said he believes the Congress has been clear in its denunciation of this recent incident.
After Shashi Tharoor's late wife, Sunanda Pushkar was "dragged" into the controversy, he said he has never seen 'The Kashmir Files' and has not made any comment on its contents. He pointed out that he has repeatedly drawn attention to the plight of Kashmiri pandits over the years.
The BJP had criticised Kejriwal on Wednesday over his "mannerless" posture during a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the Covid situation in the country and questioned whether this is how a chief minister should behave at an important meeting.
The video clip is from April 5 when a short-duration discussion was held in the Lower House on 'Situation in Ukraine'.
The Budget Session of Parliament concluded on Thursday, a day ahead of schedule. The Budget Session had begun on January 31.
Tharoor, who often engages with probing questions to the government in Parliament, has expressed disappointment with answers and interventions of ministers in the past.
In a statement, the Thiruvananthapuram MP said: "I regret that some preferred the unseemly public airing of internal differences, thereby creating a needless controversy in a matter in which AICC's view was binding. I hope wisdom will prevail in future."
Shashi Tharoor said that Indian voter has the capacity to surprise, and one day, they will also surprise the BJP.
Imran Khan said on Feb 22 that he would like to have a TV debate with Modi to resolve differences between the two neighbouring countries.
Union Minister Dr Ramdas Athawale pounced at the chance to school the Thiruvananthapuram MP and said "one is bound to make mistakes while making unnecessary claims."
India has set a target to reduce fiscal deficit to 6.4 per cent of GDP in 2022-23 from the estimated 6.9 per cent in the current financial year, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday.
Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has said that far more dangerous than Omicron is “O Mitron”! We are measuring the consequences of the latter every day in increased polarisation, promotion of hatred & bigotry, insidious assaults on the Constitution & the weakening of our democracy.
Tharoor's decision to stop hosting the talk show "To The Point" on Sansad TV comes a day after Shiv Sena MP Priyanka Chaturvedi, who is among the 12 suspended Rajya Sabha MPs, said she has stepped down as the anchor of the Sansad TV's show "Meri Kahaani".
BJP MPs staged a protest in Parliament on Friday against the 'unruly' behaviour of Opposition parties. On the other hand, Opposition MPs protested against suspension of 12 Rajya Sabha MPs.
Tharoor later apologized for offending some people and said the "whole selfie thing" was done at the women's MPs' initiative.
Speaking at the launch of his book, 'Pride, Prejudice, and Punditry', Tharoor said that it was a flaw of the parliamentary system that "creates opportunity for those who are divisive".
A controversy had erupted on Monday after Tharoor tweeted a birthday message for Advani in which he described him as "a fine human being" and "a gentleman in politics".
Senior Congress leader and three-time Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha member Shashi Tharoor has been appointed the chairman of Parliamentary Committee on Information Technology again on Saturday, despite BJP MPs demand for his removal.
Tharoor was part of the Group of 23 Congress leaders, who last year wrote a letter to Sonia asking for sweeping changes in the party.
Telangana Congress chief A Revanth Reddy on Thursday withdrew his remark and apologised to Shashi Tharoor after a row over his derogatory remark directed at the former Union minister.
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