Unfair to Judge by One Episode: Shashi Tharoor Defends Advani with Nehru Parallel

Can't judge L K Advani's career based on one episode: Tharoor

New Delhi: With his birthday greetings for L K Advani coming under criticism, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Sunday said reducing the veteran BJP leader’s long years of service to one episode, however significant, is unfair. Tharoor also said that when the totality of Jawaharlal Nehru’s career cannot be judged by the China setback and Indira Gandhi’s by the Emergency alone, he believes “we should extend the same courtesy to Advaniji”. It star…

'Reducing his service to one episode...': Shashi Tharoor cites Nehru, Indira to defend praise for Advani

The Congress has largely been critical of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) veteran Lal Krishna Advani for the Rath Yatra, but party MP Shashi Tharoor on Sunday defended the former deputy prime minister and said his legacy cannot be restricted to just 'one episode'. The Congress MP made the remark while replying to an X (former Twitter) post after he wished Advani on his 98th birthday on Saturday. "Reducing his long years of service to one episode, h…

Unfair to judge by one episode: Shashi Tharoor defends Advani with Nehru parallel

Shashi Tharoor's birthday wishes and praise for LK Advani's "life of service" sparked backlash online, with a Supreme Court advocate accusing the Congress MP of glossing over the BJP veteran's role in divisive politics.