Tharoor's Kerala party

Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor’s controversial stay in Taj Mansingh hotel had a grand finale with an Iftaar party. Among Tharoor’s five Keralite Cabinet colleagues, only Minister of State for Agriculture KV Thomas turned up at the Iftaar, which was attended by VIPs, including Vice-President Hamid Ansari. The next morning, Tharoor reciprocated this with his presence at the appam and mutton stew house-warming party at the official residence of Thomas, who has moved out of Kerala House. This was followed by Tharoor attending a multi-course luncheon hosted by employees of Kerala House to celebrate Onam. Tharoor had earlier checked out of Kerala House complaining “lack of a gym.’’