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February 27, 2025

Amid speculation that Shashi Tharoor could leave the Congress

- LAKSHMANA VENKAT KUCHI

The optics for the Congress cannot be worse - after a speculative threat from Kerala party leader Shashi Tharoor hinting he has other options, another big Congress leader from South, Deputy Chief Minister and KPCC president DK Shivakumar's recent actions have given the jitters to the supporters of the grand old party.

Even as the Shashi Tharoor matter is under the realms of speculation, of whether he could shift out of the party if sufficient provocation was provided, the Karnataka leader who is said to be at loggerheads with Chief Minister S Siddaramaiah, going by media reports over the past few weeks, said he will be going to Sadhguru's ashram in Coimbatore for Mahashivaratri celebrations.

He said he was grateful for the invite from Sadhguru and that no politics should be read into his personal decision relating to a matter of faith.

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