'He speaks for himself: Cong rejects Tharoor’s endorsement of Advani

THE Congress on Sunday publicly distanced itself from remarks made by Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor, who praised veteran BJP leader and former Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani, whom Tharoor said should not be judged solely by “one episode” in his long public career.

- PREETHA NAIR @New Delhi

In a statement, Pawan Khera, Chairman of the party’s Media and Publicity Department, said, “Like always, Dr. Shashi Tharoor speaks for himself, and the Indian National Congress outrightly dissociates itself from his most recent statement. That he continues to do so as a Congress MP and CWC member reflects the essential democratic and liberal spirit unique to the INC.”