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Shashi Tharoor trolled for double gaffes in single tweet
India | Sep 24, 2019, 12:29 PM ISTNot just for the typo, Tharoor also got trolled for the misleading information in his tweet. Read on to know why was Shashi Tharoor trolled and how did the netizens react.
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PM Modi deserves respect when he represents India abroad: Tharoor
National | Sep 22, 2019, 06:53 PM ISTSenior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, who is a strong critic of the Modi-led government, on Sunday said the prime minister deserves respect when he visits foreign countries as India's representative, but when he is in the country, people have the right to question him.
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Forcing one to chant Jai Shri Ram an insult to Hinduism: Tharoor
India | Sep 22, 2019, 12:17 PM IST"What have we seen in last 6 years?It started with the killing of Mohsin Shaikh in Pune. Then,Mohd Akhlaq was killed saying he is carrying beef. But it was reported later that it was not beef.Even if it was beef,who gave anyone the right to kill a person?" News agency ANI quoted him as saying.
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What the kerfuffle?! Shashi Tharoor's latest word-bomb has Twitter scratching its head
offbeat | Sep 10, 2019, 01:29 PM ISTNo, we do not mean to call out Tharoor for his genius. We don't have the English to do so. We just mean to say 'go slow, Mr Tharoor.'
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Professor emeritus row: New JNU admin doesn't understand a thing about education, says Shashi Tharoor
India | Sep 06, 2019, 03:41 PM ISTAfter being slammed for seeking Thapar's CV, the JNU administration said in a statement the letter it wrote to her was not sent to discontinue her association with the university but to check whether the professor emeriti is willing and available to offer her services.
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Reports about 'praising Modi' irritates me: Shashi Tharoor
India | Sep 04, 2019, 05:07 PM IST"Give me an example, which statements I have supported. The problem is media reports are completely unfounded. Frankly, it irritates me greatly whenever media talks about 'Tharoor's praise for Modi'," he told reporters on the sidelines of an event organised by NSUI at Delhi University.
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Not Oxford English, but anti-Modi stand helped Cong-UDF victory: Kerala Congress MP
National | Aug 31, 2019, 07:06 PM ISTDays after the KPCC directed party leaders to stop making public statements after a controversy broke out over Tharoor's statement that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should be praised for doing the "right things", Murleedharan, MP, said not "Oxford English" but "anti-Modi" stand had helped the party-led front win the Thiruvananthapuram seat.
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Tharoor spent 3 nights in Dubai with Pak journalist
India | Aug 31, 2019, 03:13 PM ISTPublic Prosecutor Atul Srivastava read out the statement of journalist Nalini Singh, who was the friend of the deceased. The statement said: "I knew Sunanda for 3-4 years. For last one year she started sharing about her personal life. She shared her relationship with Tharoor and told me that Tharoor and Tarar spent three nights together.
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PM calls for using language to unite people, Tharoor welcomes 'departure from Hindi dominance'
India | Aug 30, 2019, 08:12 PM ISTCongress MP Shashi Tharoor welcomed the "departure from Hindi dominance" and took up the "language challenge" by tweeting the word 'pluralism' and then adding its Hindi and Malayalam translations.
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Am astonished to hear that I justified Modi: Tharoor
India | Aug 28, 2019, 07:10 PM ISTTharoor was served a notice, after several of his Parliament party colleagues from Kerala went hammer and tongs against him for what they believe was a statement praising Modi.
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Party should respect my approach, says Tharoor as Cong seeks explanation for 'Modi Praise'
India | Aug 27, 2019, 07:29 PM ISTTharoor and his colleague Abhishek Singhvi had last week supported party leader Jairam Ramesh who has said not recognising Modi's work and "demonising" him all the time was not going to help. Tharoor had on Sunday defended the remarks made by him, Singhvi and Jairam Ramesh.
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Kerala Congress seek explanation from Shashi Tharoor for praising PM Modi
Politics | Aug 27, 2019, 02:50 PM ISTKerala Congress seeks explanation from Shashi Tharoor for praising PM Modi. The future course of action will be decided based on his explanation.
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Shashi Tharoor joins Abhishek Manu Singhvi in backing Jairam Ramesh's PM remark
National | Aug 24, 2019, 08:51 AM ISTShashi Tharoor said praising the prime minister for doing the right things would lend credibility to the Opposition's criticism of him.
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'Hindu Pakistan' comment: Calcutta HC stays arrest warrant against Tharoor
India | Aug 22, 2019, 10:38 PM ISTTharoor's counsel Ritzu Ghoshal moved the petition ex-parte challenging the warrant against him, claiming that that the summons issued by the chief metropolitan magistrate was faulty and that he was not a resident within its jurisdiction.
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Sunanda Pushkar case: 'Tharoor called Tarar 'My darlingest'
India | Aug 20, 2019, 07:48 PM IST"There is a letter written by Tharoor to Tarar addressing her as 'My darlingest'. Such type of language was used. There are various letters which shows how intimate Tharoor and Tarar were to each other," said Public Prosecutor Atul Srivastava while accusing Tharoor of cruelty.
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Shashi Tharoor turns William Shakespeare. And, netizens just can't stop laughing
India | Aug 11, 2019, 09:59 AM ISTCongress leader Shashi Tharoor has turned William Shakespeare. Eh? Well, don't be bewildered. Here's what happened.
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Article 370 and Article 35A scrapped: From Mehbooba Mufti to Arun Jaitley, here's how top political leaders reacted
India | Aug 05, 2019, 01:15 PM ISTAmid the turmoil in Jammu and Kashmir, several top political leaders condemned the house arrest of several top political leaders of the state, including Menbooba Mufti, Omar Abdullah and Sajad Lone, amidst speculations of big decision making in New Delhi. Leaders including Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, former Union Minister P Chidambaram and CPI-M chief Sitaram Yechury criticized the government for the detention of the political leadership in Kashmir. Here's how they reacted.
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Decide who's the Boss: Shashi Tharoor, Milind Deora convey urgency of electing Congress president
National | Aug 04, 2019, 07:48 PM ISTCongress has been a ship without a captain for several months now. Rahul Gandhi stepped down after UPA's disasterous show in Lok Sabha Elections 2019 and has been adamant on his decision ever since. There is a perceptible unease among rank and file of the Congress as percieved lack of leadership has created major confusion. Now, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor and former chief of Mumbai Congress Milind Deora have urged Congress highcommand to settle the matter of party leadership.
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Lok Sabha passes Bill to repeal 68 Acts, Shashi Tharoor demands end of Sedition Law
India | Jul 29, 2019, 11:53 PM ISTThe Lok Sabha on Monday passed the Repealing and Amending Bill, 2019, which seeks to repeal 68 Acts and makes minor amendments to four other laws as Shashi Tharoor (Congress) demanded the abolition of the Sedition Law and criticised the government for its misuse.
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Lack of clarity at top hurting Congress; polls to key posts, CWC will legitimise leadership: Shashi Tharoor
India | Jul 28, 2019, 02:00 PM ISTShashi Tharoor said he hopes that party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will throw her hat in the ring when the call for elections for the party chief's post is made, but added it was up to the Gandhi family to decide on whether she will contest for the post. He also backed Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh's assessment that a young leader would be more suitable to lead the Congress at this juncture.