Cong chief takes jibe at Tharoor over PM reward

Jun 26, 2025 07:24 AM IST

Kharge’s remarks got here days after Tharoor in a newspaper article on Monday stated PM Modi’s vitality, dynamism and willingness to have interaction remained a “prime asset” for India on the worldwide stage however deserved better backing.

New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday took a swipe at get together colleague Shashi Tharoor over the latter’s current reward of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying that his get together believed in “nation first” however it 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 vitality, dynamism and willingness to have interaction remained a “prime asset” for India on the worldwide stage however deserved better backing. (ANI)

Kharge’s remarks got here days after Tharoor in a newspaper article on Monday stated PM Modi’s vitality, dynamism and willingness to have interaction remained a “prime asset” for India on the worldwide stage however deserved better backing.

“I can’t learn English effectively. His (Tharoor’s) language is excellent, that’s why we have now made him a Congress Working Committee (get together’s apex physique) member,” the Congress chief informed reporters, when requested about Tharoor’s article.

Over the previous couple of months, Tharoor has repeatedly defied get together traces to again the PM Modi-led authorities on key coverage points. He has typically drawn criticism from his get together and jibes geared 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 get together MP’s private opinion. However, Kharge’s snipe at Tharoor, who had contested towards the previous within the Congress presidential polls in 2022, point out the get together won’t tolerate such deviations from its senior lawmaker, who can also be a former Union minister, CWC member and a md of the exterior affairs committee of Parliament.

Kharge additional recalled the Opposition’s united assist to the federal government and the armed forces within the wake of Pahalgam terror assault and Operation Sindoor. “We (the Congress) stated ‘nation first, get together later’. Some folks say ‘Modi first, nation later’. What can we do?” he added.

Hours after Kharge’s remarks, Tharoor put out a cryptic put up on X. He posted an image of a chook with the caption: “Don’t ask permission to fly. The wings are yours. And the sky belongs to nobody.”

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