- By Aditya Jha
- Wed, 26 Nov 2025 04:07 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Days after his post on PM Modi's speech, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor clarified that he was criticised even for a "neutral" post on the prime minister's address. Tharoor further stated that he did not praise PM Modi, adding that he received the backlash for just describing the speech. The Congress MP also suggested that the politicians needed to look beyond their ideology for the interest of the people. Tharoor's clarification came amid an alleged ongoing tussle between him and the party high command. Just a day after Tharoor praised PM Modi's speech for promoting Indian culture, several Congress leaders stated that they did not find anything good about his speech.
However, Tharoor has now clarified that he did not praise the prime minister but just described his speech. "In fact, even a neutral post by me on a speech by the Prime Minister has been attacked as praising the Prime Minister. I didn't say a single word of praise, I just described the speech," Tharoor said while speaking at an event. He further stated that the politicians must cooperate beyond the ideological boundaries to work for the interest of the people.
"Our problem right now is that our politics seems to demand everybody has to be such a purist ideologically that they will not see any merit on the other side, they will not talk to anybody on the other side," Tharoor stated. The Congress leader also pointed out that the state governments also needed to cooperate with the centre for the required funds.
"You really have to say it is in our interest to cooperate in the interest of our people who are both citizens of India and citizens of Kerala. So yes, I don't disagree with the ruling party, but they are the ruling party, they have a mandate from the nation. I will work with them," the Congress MP added.
Tharoor and the other leaders of Congress have had differences of opinion on several issues in the past few months, leading to speculations of an internal rift.