Stormy days: Tharoor admits to differences with party leadership

Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Thursday said he has "differences of opinion" with some in the party leadership, a remark that could lead to another round of turbulence in the grand old party.

- ANAND SINGH

Breaking his silence over his absence from campaigning in the Nilambur bypolls in his home state Kerala, he further said he did not receive any invitation or missed call from the state leaders.

Speaking to reporters here, Tharoor, who is also the Congress Working Committee (CWC) member said: "I wasn't invited by the party. But that's alright."

He made the remarks when asked about his absence from the campaign trail in Nilambur where voting for the byelection is under way.