He was speaking during the launch of his new book 'An Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India'
Tharoor also criticised the demonetisation move by the Centre and said it was implemented without planning
The thieves took an antique Nataraja idol, 12 small Ganesha idols, and 10 small Hanuman idols
Tharoor stated that it was quite an unusual sight to see her cabinet ministers prostrating themselves at her feet
'We have to create a 'home away from home' situation for them,' Tharoor said
Shashi Tharoor's history of the colonial era will reignite thinking on the nature of British rule in India
Tharoor said the European country became prosperous primarily by impoverishing India
He said that in the past German Chancellor Willy Brandt visited the Warsaw ghetto, apologised to the Jews for the acts of the Nazis
Regarding India's permanent membership to the UN Security Council, he said "that issue has been flogged to death"
Tharoor said India is not just 'Hindi, Hindu and Hindustan'
Differing with colleague Mani Shankar Aiyar, he said that if the military & ISI unleash LeT in Mumbai & other cities, we should interrupt talks
He said it wasn't fair for Modi to say nothing was done during UPA regime, reminding about success of railways when Lalu Prasad was in charge