A member of the Congress of Parliament (MP) Shashi Tharoor 19. June claimed that the party did not invite him to the campaign for his candidate in the meeting of Nilambur in Kerala. Tharoor even said he didn’t even receive a missed call for a party candidate in Bypolls held on June 19.
“It is true that I was not invited (to the campaign). As you know, I was about 16 days abroad. Even then I did not receive an invitation or a missed call …” said Tharoor, Congress MP from Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala, journalists when he asked why he was in Nilambur campaign.
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Tharoor’s remarks come on the day Keral Nilambur’s seat voted in election election. Tharoor was noticeable during the campaign by his absence, while the leader of the Congress leader, including Gandhi’s Priyanka, drummed the candidate’s support for the party.
“But regardless of whether I have been led or not, I want Congress to win in Nilambur. We have a good candidate there and our workers worked very hard,” he said.
Tharaor, however, was between the list of star activists presented to the Election Commission of the Congress Party. According to the list of star activists submitted by the Congress of the Election Commission, Tharoor’s name is eighth among 40 people, including KC Venugopal, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Od Satheesan and Ramesh Chennithal.
According to the list of star activists submitted by the Congress of the Election Commission, Tharoor’s name is eighth among 40 people, including KC Venugopal, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Od Satheesan and Ramesh Chennithal.
The Secretary General of the Mukul Wasnik Congress submitted a list of the Indian Election Commission through the official letter of 2 June. The Election Commission officially announced this list by the main election official Keral on 5 June to circulate the competent authorities. The list is available on India Website of the Election Commission.
Bypoll was necessary after the seat was released because the double MLA PV Anvar, formerly supported by the left, switched the loyalty to the congress side. Anvar attacked the elections as independent.
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Congress was nominated by Aryadan Shoukath, the son of the former Mla Aryadan Muhammed, while the ruling LDF supported M Swaraj.
‘Some differences in views’ with congress
In the same interview with the reporters Tharroor admitted that he had some differences in opinions. But Tharoor said he would discuss these differences privately when someone was approaching him.
“I have been working in the congress for the last 16 years. I have some differences in opinions and I will discuss them inside the party … I don’t want to talk today. I have to meet and talk, leave time and discuss it,” Tharoor said.
THAROOR that has undertaken a case operation in India In foreign countries, while at the beginning of this month he was directed by a delegation of all parties, with his notes he seemingly upset his party for the support of Narendra Modi for recent military actions across the border in Pakistan and Pakistan Kashmir (POK).
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Some congress leaders even accused Tharoor of being a “super spokesman” for the ruling side of Bharatiya Janata.
I was not invited (to the campaign). Even then I did not get an invitation or missed call.
June 10, Tharoor convened a meeting with Prime Minister Modi “Good, alive and informal”. PM Modi met with members of the delegation of all sindoor parties in its residence 7 Loka Kalyan Marg in Nový Dilli.
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