New Delhi: It is MP of the Shashi Tharoor Congress Trying to hook a robal in the leadership of the party or the deputy of Thiruvananthapuram is trying to transmit a message to the party’s leadership? Tharoor’s praise for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, twice in the two -day space, has left the Congress and Rahul Gandhi in a shameful place with the BJP quickly to have shots to the large part and its leadership.
On Tuesday, Tharoor had said that the country has a prime minister that can embrace both the president of Ukraine and the President in Moscow, two weeks apart and be accepted in both places. This followed a day later reiterating the position of Prime Minister Modi about the conflict of Russia-Ukraine.
Speaking apart from Raisina’s dialogue, Tharoor said today: “Prime Minister Modi has taken a consistent position that the solution to this conflict has to come through diplomacy. In fact, he can remember his statement in Samarkand against President Putin, where he said that this is not a war era and that the solutions have been peacefully found. They seem to be at the beginning of a peace process of some kind.”
As expected, the BJP was jubilant and quickly went to the leadership of Congress. “The knives would come out in Congress after Tharoor’s comments, which would probably leave the opposition leader Rahul Gandhi” with a red face, “said BJP cell chief It Amit Malviya. The BJP leader then took another blow and said:” Prime Minister Modi needs new enemies … The old ones are becoming their fans. “Another leader of BJP Patra said: “Shashi Tharoor understands diplomacy, had been in the UN for a long time. He has appreciated the position of Prime Minister Modi in the Russian-Ukraine conflict. Other Congress leaders should also learn from Shashi Tharoor instead of speaking against the nation every time …
Rahul has been vocal and perhaps one of the most fierce critics of Prime Minister Modi. Congress has not lost the opportunity to hit the Policies of the NDA government led by BJP. However, in the front of the Ukraine War, the former president of Congress had admitted in 2023 that the opposition block understood India’s relations with Russia and then said that, in general, he would agree with the country’s position in the current war in Ukraine.
When asked about his position changed on the issue of Russia-Ukraine war, Tharoor justified his position and said he has made his opinion as a “Bharatheeeyan” and that he does not see any policy in that. But it is unlikely that Congress buy this argument.
Why should Tharoor’s praise mode worry about Congress?
It was in February of this year that Shashi Tharoor had surprised his party with an unusual praise for the journey of the United States of Prime Minister Modi and his thumbs to business growth in Kerala under the LDF government. Then, the reports said that Tharoor felt apart in the State Congress, despite winning his Lok Sabha seat four times in a row.
Tharoor’s comments evoked strong reactions from Congress that got into damage control mode. The Top Brass Congress met Kerala leaders in Delhi for a rain of ideas. At the meeting, the president of Congress, Mallikarjun Kharge, gave stress for discipline and gave a severe warning to state leaders to take a strong action against those who make comments that go against the interests of the party.
Later, Congress said everything was “good” in the Kerala unit. Rahul Gandhi published a photo of the interaction of Kerala’s leaders with the media after the meeting and said on Facebook: “They join as one, united by the light of the purpose ahead.” Its publication was accompanied by the hashtag, “Kerala team.”
The fact that the last round of “PM praise” of Tharoor occurs despite this unity exercise and the “severe warning” of the party should concern Congress.
Assembly elections in Kerala for next year
Kerala goes to surveys next year. It will be a high -risk battle for Congress, which could not expel the LDF government in 2021. The CPM won 62 of the 140 seats in the assembly leaving Congress behind, which could only handle 21.
Congress in the state has an internal factionalism history. Before next year’s elections, Tharoor may want a greater voice in the affairs of the party in the State than the leaders of the State Congress can resist. Tharoor is not aggression in politics. Your comments on praise to Prime Minister Modi can be a message for the leadership of the party to make sure you get your legitimate due to the state unit. It will be interesting to see how Congress leadership finds the correct balance between state leaders. The great part would not want to let the factionalism negatively affect its perspectives of surveys in the state.