"It's also my dream that Modi should never become Prime Minister. In a sense, my dream and his dream are the same," he remarked during an informal chat with reporters here.
The Lok Sabha MP from Kerala was asked to comment on the BJP stalwart's statement that he does not dream of occupying the top post and would respect the people's mandate for serving Gujarat till 2017.
Tharoor said the Madhya Pradesh Government should speed up the process of allotting permanent site for the Indian Institute of Technology, Indore.
Earlier, the UN diplomat-turned-politician inaugurated the first radio telescope prepared by IIT, Indore.
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