New Delhi: After his impressive video about Britain that went viral and brought him into the limelight, Shashi Tharoor is once again back in news after he expressed his opinion on the ‘stalling tactics’ used by the Congress in Parliament.
These views didn’t go down too well with Congress President Sonia Gandhi, who pulled up the former Union Minister for this.
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“Gandhi, who generally does not get angry, literally blasted Tharoor” sources said adding that the party chief was in no mood to listen to any explanation from him.â€
Her anger was directed at him over the fact that his opposition to disruption tactics at a strategy meeting made its way to the media.
What’s this about
There has been a sizeable section in the Congress, especially young MPs, who want the party to make the most of the situation caused by the Lalit Modi controversy and the Vyapam scam to put the government in the dock.
Reports quoting unnamed sources had it that at Wednesday’s strategy committee meeting, Tharoor had expressed himself against “stalling tactics”.
Tharoor had argued that the Congress should instead engage in discussion on all issues ? be it Vyapam or the Lalit Modi episode ? and use facts and figures to drive home its point.
History repeats?
This is not for the first time the Thiruvananthapuram MP has been caught on the wrong foot by the party. Some of his views including what was seen as being appreciative of Prime Minister Narendra Modi had caused a controversy.
(with inputs from PTI)