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Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, who posted a cryptic bird tweet in response to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge’s jibe at him, displayed his uneasiness over his party's stand on his participation in the global diplomatic outreach over 'Operation Sindoor'.

Now, Tharoor spoke about his 'cryptic tweet'. Tharoor said, "I am not going to get into political issues here. If there are issues to discuss, they would be discussed privately, and when the time comes, I shall do so."

'War Of Birds': Congress-Tharoor Rift Deepens

On June 25, the Shashi Tharoor-Congress rift took a turn towards what some termed a "war of birds" as party leader Manickam Tagore sought to establish the pecking order with an X message to his colleague.

Tharoor, who has been grabbing attention for his praise for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and is known for his wordplay, started the bird analogy battle on Wednesday. And Tagore followed the cue a day later.

Tharoor's Tweet After Kharge's Jibe

On Wednesday, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge took a jibe at Tharoor and said his party believes in the "country first" mantra but for some it is "Modi first and country later". Soon after, Tharoor put out a cryptic post on X with an image of a bird and this caption: "Don't ask permission to fly. The wings are yours. And the sky belongs to no one..." The post was seen by many as the Thiruvananthapuram MP's response to the dig with a veiled message that he would do his own thing and won't be restrained.

A day later, Tagore, Congress' whip in the Lok Sabha, said as if in direct response, "Don't ask permission to fly. Birds don't need clearance to rise. But in today even a free bird must watch the skies -- hawks, vultures, and 'eagles' are always hunting."

"Freedom isn't free, especially when the predators wear patriotism as feathers," Tagore said. To drive home his point, he shared a chart with the list of birds known as "hunters of the sky". The chart contained descriptions of birds such as bald eagle, red-tailed hawk, turkey vulture and great-horned owl.
(With PTI inputs)