Tharoor hails LK, Cong sneers again

From Op Sindoor to dynasty politics, Tharoor has recently made remarks that has vexed his party

- FPJ News Service

The Congress on Sunday distanced itself from MP Shashi Tharoor's remarks praising veteran BJP leader LK Advani, saying he speaks for himself and the fact that he continues to do so as a CWC member reflects the party's democratic and liberal spirit.

It came after Tharoor, reacting to criticism over his birthday greetings for Advani, said reducing the BJP leader's long years of service to one episode, however significant, is unfair. He said when the totality of Jawaharlal Nehru's career can't be judged by the China setback and Indira Gandhi's by the Emergency alone, "we should extend the same courtesy to Advaniji".