Kerala's aid to Turkiye a 'misplaced generosity', says Tharoor

AFTER the standoff with Congress high command over his mellowed relations with the Modi government, Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor has come out against the LDF government for giving humanitarian aid to Turkiye three years ago when a devastating earthquake hit that country.

- K S SREEJITH @T'Puram

Before leaving the country as part of an all-party delegation to foreign countries, Tharoor in his post on X termed Kerala's aid as a 'misplaced generosity'. Tharoor, however, was silent on Modi government's humanitarian and financial aid to Turkiye in the wake of the earthquake.

Posting a May 23, 2023 news report from a news channel about Kerala government's ₹10 crore assistance to Turkiye, Tharoor said: "I hope the Government of Kerala reflects on its misplaced generosity, after seeing Turkiye's behaviour two years later!"