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Of fellow countrymen.” Criticizing the Congress party, the BJP said it was the backbone of violent activities and only cooperates where there is a “jihadi” mentality.
Thiruvananthapuram Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, who is all set for his party’s presidential election, will campaign for his candidature in his own constituency on Tuesday. The development comes a day after he campaigned for the October 17 election in Hyderabad in Telangana and thanked the state Congress unit for hosting him. Standing against fellow Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge, Tharoor on Monday denied any ideological differences with him.
“Let me make it clear that I agree with Kharge ji that all of us in the Congress want to take on the BJP instead of each other. There is no ideological difference between us,” Tharoor tweeted. “I believe we need a new, fresh thinking Congress to take on the BJP,” he said. That’s why I have continued my candidature in this election. A PTI report said that Tharoor said he would not back down from the election despite having respect for Kharge as it would be a betrayal of several of his colleagues, who urged him to contest.
However, no member of the Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee received Shashi Tharoor as he reached Hyderabad on Monday, said a report in Hindustan Times. Tharoor, however, said he was happy to have the support of Telangana Congress working president Mohd Azharuddin. “…Azhar wants change and reforms in our party so that we can be better prepared to take on the BJP,” he tweeted. He said that whoever wins, it will be the biggest victory of the Congress party.
Tharoor also called the G-23 group a “media creation”. He said that only 23 people were available to sign his, supporting him due to the Covid induced lockdown. “So 23 signed on. It could have been 100. It could have been less, it could have been more. These were the people who were available to sign,” he told the media on Monday.
Tharoor also said that there was no need for debate as they both agreed on the fundamental commitment of the party to the idea of India and the ideals enshrined in the Constitution, he said. On the question of the Gandhi family being neutral in the presidential election, he said that they welcome free and fair elections and they will remain neutral.
Reacting to the prospect of the Dalit leader (Kharge) becoming the Congress President, he said that he sees Kharge as a very great leader beyond any question of caste identity. He said he would get in touch with polling representatives across the country once the phone numbers are available on Wednesday.
Voting for the post of Congress President is to be held on October 17. The counting of votes will take place on October 19 and the results are expected on the same day.
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