George Soros is back in news as Tharoor, Hardeep Puri spar over 2009 dinner with the billionaire in US
New Indian ExpressUnion Minister Hardeep Singh Puri and Congress MP Shashi Tharoor were involved in a war of words over a 2009 dinner hosted by Puri at his residence in New York which was attended by Hungarian-American billionaire George Soros. Shashi Tharoor had mentioned meeting George Soros at Puri's residence in New York. Puri claimed that it was Tharoor, who was then minister of state for external affairs, who provided the list of invitees for the dinner, which included Soros, TOI reported. "In retrospect, it is clear the name was included because the gentleman in question was among the benefactors of the Rajiv Gandhi foundation, and the minister of state was keen to meet him," Puri said taking to platform X. Tharoor responded on Saturday to the union minister's claim by disputing Puri's account and accusing the BJP of exaggeration.
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