Shashi Tharoor's BIG Comment Amid Congress vs BJP over Key Role in Govt Delegation: 'National Interest Always above...'

Anand Sharma only Congress pick in all-party delegations on global outreach

This came amid tensions between the Congress leadership and the party MP Shashi Tharoor escalated on Saturday after the Centre ignored three out of four of its recommendations.

Shashi Tharoor responds to Congress snub: 'Honoured to serve nation, govt found me appropriate'

On his name not being included in the list of leaders nominated by the Congress party for the diplomatic delegations being sent abroad to present India’s stand on terrorism, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said, "The party is completely entitled to its opinion. Clearly, this being a government delegation, the government had its own opinion as to who they felt was appropriate. I must say, I’m unaware of any further contacts between the government and …

Shashi Tharoor's BIG comment amid Congress vs BJP over key role in Govt delegation: 'National interest always above...'

Shashi Tharoor said he looks forward to play his part in leading the delegation even as his party, Congress, has frowned upon his inclusion

After Tharoor picked to lead delegation on Operation Sindoor, Congress says Govt 'playing games'

The opposition party's attack came after Shashi Tharoor, not part of the four leaders nominated by the Congress, was named as the head of a delegation to key partner countries

Shashi Tharoor’s name in delegation against terror sparks friction in Congress

Even as the Congress didn’t nominate Shashi Tharoor as its representative, the government announced him as one of the leaders of the seven delegations

Shashi Tharoor's name has been included in the government delegation formed to give a message to the world on Operation Sidhoor and terrorism. Congress says that they did not give Tharoor's name; according to Jairam Ramesh, Tharoor was not included in the four names (Anand Sharma, Gaurav Gogoi, Syed Nasir Hussain, Raja Brar) sought by Union Minister Kiren Rijiju.