• By Nidhi Giri
  • Fri, 30 May 2025 12:34 PM (IST)
  • Source:JND

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Thursday shared pictures with Genesis Alonjo, a former member of parliament in Panama, Lorena Castillo de Valera, the former first lady of Panama, Indian-origin Mehr Eliezer who was crowned Miss Panama 2019. Tharoor’s post on X, featuring the ladies went viral and gathered over 1.6 million views, 36,000 likes, over 2,600 replies and 4,000 reposts.

Shashi Tharoor is leading an all-party parliamentary delegation to five countries following Operation Sindoor. He attended an event in Panama where he met several dignitaries.

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Tharoor described Mehr Eliezer as an aspiring politician.

“Also at the Ambassador’s reception for the delegation, with: Genesis Alonjo, member of Parliament 2019-24; Lorena Castillo de Valera, former First Lady of Panama; Mehr Eliezer, Miss Panama 2109 and aspiring politician; and two ladies instrumental in the success of our mission, Kathy Bhiku, Indian-Panamanian Networker Extraordinaire, and Embassy staffer, Milena Alvarado,” ShashiTharoor said in post on X.

Shashi Tharoor In Panama

Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday reaffirmed India's firm stance against terrorism and said that the country will not turn the other cheek and will respond to any further attack.

Speaking at an event organised by the Indian Embassy, Tharoor emphasised the teaching of Mahatma Gandhi to live without fear.

"He (Mahatma Gandhi) also taught us in his brave leadership in our struggle for freedom that we must always stand up for our rights. We must always stand up in principle for the values we believe in, and we must live without fear that freedom from fear is what we in India have to fight for these days against the evil attacks of malign men who are called by the world as terrorists, but who believe that by doing this kind of thing of coming into our country, killing innocent people and going off again that they will somehow achieve some larger political or religious cause," Tharoor said.

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"That is not something that any self-respecting country will give into, and even the land of Mahatma Gandhi will not turn the other cheek when this happens, we will respond," Tharoor added.

Further speaking about Operation Sindoor, Tharoor criticised the Pakistan Army for giving a funeral to terrorists killed during India's operation.