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Shashi Tharoor
Indian National Congress
Shashi Tharoor
Shashi Tharoor is a Congress politician and currently a Member of Parliament (MP) from Thiruvananthapuram. He also serves as Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs.Tharoor began as a career diplomat with the United Nations and went on to become its Vice-Secretary General. After contesting an election to the Secretary General's office unsuccessfully in 2006, he left the multilateral agency. He secured the Congress ticket from the Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha constituency in 2009 amid a lot of opposition from the Kerala wing of the party. Tharoor won the election and was made a Minister of State for External Affairs in the Manmohan Singh Cabinet in the United Progressive Alliance I (UPA I) government. Despite being embroiled in a host of controversies, related to sweat equity in an Indian Premier League team and the suspicious death of his wife Sunanda Pushkar, Tharoor won a second term in 2014.
Tharoor has kicked up quite a few controversies over the years. When Pranab Mukherjee initiated an austerity drive during UPA I, the former diplomat was found staying in a 5-star hotel for weeks. On Twitter, he ruffled feathers when he said he "would travel cattle class out of solidarity with all our holy cows".
He was in the news a couple of years ago after he won a debate at Oxford arguing that the British must pay reparations to its former colonies.
The author of 18 bestselling works of fiction and non-fiction, Tharoor has been a vocal critic of the Narendra Modi government. He also penned a book recently about the failures of the present dispensation at the Centre.
As he is quite popular among the urban youth, it will be interesting to watch how well he can pull that section of the electorate towards the Congress in Kerala.
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During his recent visit to London, Rahul Gandhi said at an event that the "US and Europe are not doing enough to restore ...| March 09, 2023, Thursday -
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Congress could've been more vocal on issues like Bilkis Bano: Tharoor
Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Saturday said the Congress should be absolutely clear in its ideological stance in ...| February 26, 2023, Sunday -
Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar slams Tharoor over Musharraf remark
Union Minister Rajeev Chandrashekhar hit out at Congress leader Shashi Tharoor after he termed Pervez Musharraf as a ...| February 06, 2023, Monday -
Tharoor condoles Musharraf's demise, calls him foe-turned-real force
Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Sunday condoled the passing away of Pakistan's former president General (retd) Pervez ...| February 05, 2023, Sunday -
Budget 2023 gets mixed reactions from politicians and industry experts
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her 5th Budget on Feb 1, 2023. Here's what different political leaders and industry ...| February 01, 2023, Wednesday -
Challenge to build 'brand India' continues: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday said the challenge to build "brand India" continues because it is world's perception ...| February 01, 2023, Wednesday -
Speak thoughtfully about colleagues, Tharoor's advice to Ashok Gehlot
Veteran Congress leader and Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor on Saturday advised Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot to ...| January 21, 2023, Saturday -
Current govt reduced Parliament to notice board, rubber stamp: Tharoor
The BJP government has successfully reduced Parliament to a "notice board and a rubber stamp", Congress MP Shashi Tharoor alleged ...| January 20, 2023, Friday