Cong a divided house over Trump ceasefire mediation

A day after Congress leadership distanced itself from senior leader Shashi Tharoor's comments on India-Pakistan conflict in media interviews, different voices emerged from party leaders on the issue.

- PREETHA NAIR @ New Delhi

While the Congress Working Committee (CWC) is learnt to have warned Tharoor of crossing party lines, the Congress MP on Thursday clarified that his comments were made in a personal capacity and did not reflect the party's official position on the issue. However, Tharoor's strong defense of the Modi government's actions have not gone down well with many leaders, who felt that Modi's foreign policy has left India 'friendless and a laughing stock'.

Congress leader Praveen Chakravarty said that Modi government's foreign policy was an utter failure and it is the duty of every Indian leader to point this out in the larger national interest.