Unity need of hour in Congress, petty 'group politics' not needed: Shashi Tharoor
2 years, 3 months ago

Unity need of hour in Congress, petty 'group politics' not needed: Shashi Tharoor

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Unity need of hour in Congress, petty 'group politics' not needed: Shashi Tharoor Tharoor on Congress: The former UN diplomat said the party needed to be united and there was no need for 'A' and 'I' groups in the Congress of Kerala. Tharoor on Congress : Senior leader of the Congress party and third-time MP from Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha seat, Shashi Tharoor has said that a unified party was the need of the hour and the petty group politics did not have any place in the state unit. Kottayam DCC president Nattakam Suresh and Kozhikode DCC president, Praveen Kumar had said earlier that they did not know of Tharoor's visit, and the DCC president's not knowing about the visit of a senior leader in their respective districts was not in lieu of the organisational hierarchy. The alliance partner of Congress in Kerala, the Indian Union Muslim League said that it was unfortunate to have such a widespread controversy over Tharoor's visit to various districts of the state.

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Shashi Tharoor Row Congress Warns Against Personal Views During Kerala Election Strategy Meeting Kharge Rahul Gandhi KC Venugopal Priyanka Gandhi
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Shashi Tharoor Row Congress Warns Against Personal Views During Kerala Election Strategy Meeting Kharge Rahul Gandhi KC Venugopal Priyanka Gandhi

ABP News  

The Congress leadership has issued a stern warning against any "disrespectful" remarks that could harm the party’s electoral prospects in Kerala, as discussions intensified over the upcoming local body and assembly elections in the state. VIDEO | After the conclusion of meeting of Congress top brass with its Kerala party leaders, Congress leader Deepa Dasmunshi says, "First there is a …

Tharoor Unites Fragmented Congress Leadership in Kerala
1 month ago

Tharoor Unites Fragmented Congress Leadership in Kerala

Deccan Chronicle  

Thiruvananthapuram: The Congressmen in Kerala should thank Shashi Tharoor because his recent statements have accomplished what the party's leadership could not achieve. The Congress high command and the Kerala leadership are well aware of the damage that his statements can cause to the party’s prospects in assembly elections slated early next year. In the last election, the BJP snatched Congress …

Shashi Tharoor's 'I Have Options' Remark Fuels Rumours Of Rift With Congress
1 month ago

Shashi Tharoor's 'I Have Options' Remark Fuels Rumours Of Rift With Congress

ABP News  

There has been a growing speculations over four-time Congress MP Shashi Tharoor getting disillusioned with the grand-old party over leadership role for the leader. The speculations surfaced over Tharoor's recent criticism of a leadership vacuum in Kerala Congress and a recent meeting with Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi to discuss his role in the party. Shashi Tharoor …

'Work for unity of party': Kerala Congress counters Tharoor controversy
1 month, 1 week ago

'Work for unity of party': Kerala Congress counters Tharoor controversy

New Indian Express  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: As Shashi Tharoor continues to march to the beat of his own drum with repeated controversial statements, there is a growing feeling within both the Congress and the UDF that enough is enough. However, the state Congress leadership has conspicuously decided not to succumb to any provocation on the part of Tharoor which might ultimately give a political edge …

Beleagured Congress and buoyant CPI(M) scramble to decode Tharoor’s leadership ‘vacuum’ comment
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1 month, 1 week ago

Beleagured Congress and buoyant CPI(M) scramble to decode Tharoor’s leadership ‘vacuum’ comment

The Hindu  

An arguably beleaguered Congress and a seemingly buoyant Communist Party of India scrambled to politically decode Sashi Tharoor’s contentious line that his party lacked leadership in Kerala. In contrast, several CPI leaders praised Mr. Tharoor for speaking the truth about the “divided and rudderless” Congress in Kerala, “predicting” a third consecutive victory for the LDF in the 2026 Assembly polls …

Absence of a leader within Kerala’s Congress, says Tharoor; CPI(M) backs him
1 month, 1 week ago

Absence of a leader within Kerala’s Congress, says Tharoor; CPI(M) backs him

Hindustan Times  

Kochi: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Sunday said that Kerala’s party unit lacks a “leader” and warned that it risks a third consecutive term in Opposition unless it broadens its appeal beyond its core voter-base, fuelling speculation about his future with the party. The comments come just days after Tharoor sparked a row by praising the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led …

Tharoor flags ‘absence of leader’ in party’s Kerala unit, Cong. top brass peeved
1 month, 1 week ago

Tharoor flags ‘absence of leader’ in party’s Kerala unit, Cong. top brass peeved

The Hindu  

Congress Working Committee member Shashi Tharoor, MP, seemingly struck a discordant note within the party by reportedly emphasising the “absence of a leader in Kerala’s Congress.“ Mr. Tharoor’s “averment” in a newspaper interview published from New Delhi on Sunday appeared to ruffle feathers in the Congress leadership in Kerala. Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala hinted that Mr. Tharoor’s interview was likely …

Is all well between Shashi Tharoor and Congress? On switching parties, Kerala MP says...
1 month, 1 week ago

Is all well between Shashi Tharoor and Congress? On switching parties, Kerala MP says...

Live Mint  

Shashi Tharoor, the Congress MP from Kerela's Thiruvananthapuram, recently refused to comment when asked if "all is well between you and the Congress." But, he quickly added: “What I see in today’s politics is that everyone wants a party or organisation to back you.” ‘Sidelined’ Shashi Tharoor asks Rahul Gandhi about his role in Congress According to reports, Shashi Tharoor …

Shashi Tharoor stirs fresh controversy by underlining ‘absence of a leader in Kerala’s Congress’
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1 month, 1 week ago

Shashi Tharoor stirs fresh controversy by underlining ‘absence of a leader in Kerala’s Congress’

The Hindu  

Congress Working Committee member Shashi Tharoor, MP, appeared to have ruffled his party’s feathers by purportedly underscoring the “absence of a leader in Kerala’s Congress” in a newspaper interview published from New Delhi on Sunday. Arguably, Mr. Tharoor also appeared to advocate for his candidacy as the party’s leader ahead of the 2026 Assembly polls, supposedly claiming in the interview …

Shashi Tharoor says to have 'options' if Congress doesn't need him but declines rumors of rift
1 month, 1 week ago

Shashi Tharoor says to have 'options' if Congress doesn't need him but declines rumors of rift

India TV News  

Shashi Tharoor says to have 'options' if Congress doesn't need him but declines rumors of rift Shashi Tharoor triggered a political storm by praising Kerala's entrepreneurial growth under the LDF government. Congress leader Shashi Throor drew criticism from the party after he praised Kerala's LDF government's industrial policy and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Shashi Tharoor on Congress leadership in Kerala …

Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor questions party leadership about his role in the party
1 month, 1 week ago

Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor questions party leadership about his role in the party

Op India  

Trouble seems to be brewing within the Congress party, as senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor reportedly expressed dissatisfaction over his role in the party. Shashi Tharoor dissatisfied over removal from AIPC According to a report in Times of India, Shashi Tharoor told Rahul Gandhi during their meeting that he was capable of representing Congress’ stance inside the Parliament. Media reports …

Shashi Tharoor’s political ambitions can put the Congress on test
2 years, 4 months ago

Shashi Tharoor’s political ambitions can put the Congress on test

The Hindu  

Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor’s recent hectic five-day Malabar tour that has got the Congress’ Kerala leadership hot under the collar is intricately connected to the party’s Delhi intrigues and the events that followed his unsuccessful run in the party’s presidential election. In a deeply one-sided election, with the party’s machinery standing firmly behind the present president Mallikarjun Kharge, Mr. …

DC Edit | Is Tharoor a problem for Cong?
2 years, 4 months ago

DC Edit | Is Tharoor a problem for Cong?

Deccan Chronicle  

The discomfiture of the Congress leadership towards Shashi Tharoor who contested in the party’s presidential election and made it a democratic process has permeated from the national level to the state level with the Kerala unit keeping a distance from the third time MP from there. The party displayed a hostile attitude to Mr Tharoor’s largely successful tour of the …

Congress can’t afford one more group, says Tharoor
2 years, 4 months ago

Congress can’t afford one more group, says Tharoor

The Hindu  

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said on November 22 that he did not intend to create one more group within the party. Mr. Tharoor was addressing the media after visiting Indian Union Muslim League State president Syed Sadikali Shihab Thangal at his house at Panakkad. Mr. Tharoor’s visit to Panakkad during his ongoing Malabar campaign assumed significance, especially when he faced …

Congress President Election: 'Leaders Like Kharge Can’t Bring Change', Says Shashi Tharoor About Poll Rival
2 years, 5 months ago

Congress President Election: 'Leaders Like Kharge Can’t Bring Change', Says Shashi Tharoor About Poll Rival

News 18  

Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge, who is also contesting the post of party president, said that politics is not a part-time job for him and added that he has a 5-decade long career. Ahead of the much-awaited Congress presidential election, party leader Shashi Tharoor said there was no ideological problem between the two candidates and added that if one is satisfied …

Congress and the Tharoor factor
2 years, 6 months ago

Congress and the Tharoor factor

The Hindu  

Outwardly, Congress leaders from Kerala appear neutral on the possible candidature of Shashi Tharoor for the Congress president’s post, but their real stance on the sitting MP from Thiruvananthapuram running for the office in the upcoming organisational polls remains unclear. Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee president K. Sudhakaran said that if Mr. Tharoor wishes to contest the polls, there is nothing …

Shashi Tharoor plans to run for Congress president?
2 years, 7 months ago

Shashi Tharoor plans to run for Congress president?

The Hindu  

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor is exploring the possibility of running for the party President’s post, The Hindu has learnt, though the only indication from him is an article he wrote for a Malayalam daily on Monday, in which he expressed hope that several candidates come forward for the contest. Mr. Tharoor, citing the example of the ongoing leadership race in …

Shashi Tharoor turns down CPI(M)\'s event invite on Sonia Gandhi\'s order
3 years ago

Shashi Tharoor turns down CPI(M)\'s event invite on Sonia Gandhi\'s order

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Congress leader and Lok Sabha MP Shashi Tharoor turned down the invitation from the Communist Party of India to attend a seminar of CPI, on the orders of AICC president Sonia Gandhi. Declining the invitation, Tharoor in his official statement said, "I have discussed with AICC President the matter of my participation in the seminar on centre-state relations …

Section in Congress Kerala Unit Comes Out in Shashi Tharoor's Support After Senior Leader's Remarks
4 years, 7 months ago

Section in Congress Kerala Unit Comes Out in Shashi Tharoor's Support After Senior Leader's Remarks

News 18  

The Congress in Kerala on Saturday moved cautiously to contain the ripples created in the state party unit following the controversial remarks made by a senior party leader against Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor with a section rallying behind the latter. Tharoor, who came under attack from party working president Kodikkunnil Suresh on Friday for joining the"group of 23" that wrote …

Congress needs Kerala-style coalition in India
5 years, 10 months ago

Congress needs Kerala-style coalition in India

Deccan Chronicle  

Thiruvananthapuram: Congress president Rahul Gandhi could pick up a few home truths now that he has pitched tent in Wayanad. The Kerala model United Democratic Front has been an all-weather coalition of political parties, including those representing various communities and interest groups, and been a successful model in the State since the 1980s when the bipolar formations came into being, …

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor denies reports of joining BJP
7 years, 11 months ago

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor denies reports of joining BJP

India TV News  

Congress MP and former Union Minister Shashi Tharoor today denied reports that he was joining the BJP. The Congress MP's clarification comes in the backdrop of a statement by CPI state secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan that four Congress leaders, including Tharoor, planned to join the BJP. Balakrishnan had said there are reports that four Congress leaders from Kerala are joining the …

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