US EditionCongress Leadership Clash: Muraleedharan vs. Tharoor
KERALA, JUL 20 – K Muraleedharan said Tharoor faces exclusion from Kerala party events until he revises his national security stance amid growing internal conflict within the Congress party.
- On Jul 20 in Thiruvananthapuram, K Muraleedharan declared he will not invite Tharoor to any party event until he revises his national security stance.
- At a Kochi event on Saturday, Tharoor emphasized that India comes before parties to safeguard national interest, supporting his stance supporting armed forces and the government.
- In a biting rebuke, Muraleedharan labeled Tharoor as `speaking in the voice of those who seek to destroy the Congress` and said `he is not with us any more`, adding that the party’s national leadership will decide next steps.
- The feud has escalated into a full-blown crisis, raising questions about Tharoor’s future and threatening Congress’s unity in Kerala ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections.
- Notably absent from a Kochi event last week, Tharoor’s isolation deepens as the Congress and its INDIA bloc plan to challenge the Modi government in the Monsoon Session.
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Tharoor 'not one of us': Muraleedharan says Congress won't invite him to events in Thiruvananthapuram
Senior Congress leader K Muraleedharan on Sunday launched a fresh attack on party colleague Shashi Tharoor, declaring that the Thiruvananthapuram MP would not be invited to any party events in the Kerala capital unless he reconsiders his position on national security issues. Muraleedharan asserted that Tharoor was no longer regarded as "one of us" within the state unit, and said that any further action would be left to the party’s central leader…
Shashi Tharoor no longer one of us: Congress leader's jab blows rift wide open
Senior Congress leader K Muraleedharan said that his party colleague Shashi Tharoor was no longer considered 'one of us.' He added that the party's national leadership would decide what action was required against the Congress MP.
Congress leaders signal that their patience with Shashi Tharoor is running low
They appear to ratchet up their criticism of the MP for “recurrently adopting a pro-Prime Minister Narendra Modi line” on foreign policy, national security, and also allegedly towing BJP line about the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s alleged role in the “excesses” during the Emergency
Tharoor Not Invited to Cong Events in Thiruvananthapuram Till Change in Stance: K Muraleedharan
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Senior Congress leader K Muraleedharan on Sunday hit out at party colleague Shashi Tharoor again, saying that he will not be invited to any party programme in the state capital till he changes his stance on the national security issue. India News | Tharoor Not Invited to Cong Events in Thiruvananthapuram Till Change in Stance: K Muraleedharan.
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