File photo Thiruvananthapuram: Arguing that the BJP’s vote share in Kerala has reached its saturation point, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor dismissed the prospect of the party doing better in the upcoming Lok Sabha election on Wednesday. “I am afraid the only way they can get two digits is if it is two zeroes. The issue…
NEW DELHI: Congress parliamentarian Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday, taking part in the debate on the interim Budget in Lok Sabha, targeted the centre on its demonetization plan of 2016 and the introduction of GST regime in 2017.He said that the Goods and Services Tax was a good idea but shabbily implemented. “If demonetization was a…
JAIPUR: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor launched a scathing attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government at the Centre on Sunday, accusing it of misusing central agencies to target political opponents. Speaking at the Jaipur Literature Festival, Tharoor expressed concern about the state of central agencies and independent institutions in the country under what he…
Shashi Tharoor said the manifestos would focus on the issues of unemployment, price rise (File) Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Saturday said that the first draft of the party’s manifesto for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections would be released by February 15 and the final one would come out before the poll dates are announced….
Kolkata: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Saturday asserted that the presence of opposition leaders at the consecration of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya could have relegated them to a supporting role in a programme which, he claimed, belonged to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Supporting the Congress leadership’s decision to skip the January 22 event, Mr Tharoor…
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Congress Working Committee (CWC) member and MP Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday said that every ‘Ram bhakt‘ was not a BJP supporter and he saw no reason why he or the grand old party should relinquish Lord Ram to the saffron party. Tharoor, the MP from Thiruvananthapuram, said that there were many, including him, who…
He said secularism does not mean absence of religion, it means “pluralism” Thiruvananthapuram: Congress Working Committee (CWC) member and MP Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday said that every ‘Ram bhakt’ was not a BJP supporter and he saw no reason why he or the grand old party should relinquish Lord Ram to the saffron party. Tharoor,…
NEW DELHI: Union aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Wednesday called Shashi Tharoor “arm-chair critic” as he responded to the Congress MP’s criticism on the handling of Delhi Airport’s operations during the winter fog season. In a series of posts, Scindia provided a comprehensive rebuttal, emphasizing the government’s proactive measures and the technical complexities involved in…
Shashi Tharoor said he would contest in Thiruvananthapuram if the party asked him to do so. (File) Thiruvananthapuram: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor backed Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Tuesday regarding his remarks about the Karnataka government celebrating the consecration of the Ram temple at Ayodhya across the state. Reacting to a query on…
