Tharoor Explains 'Distorted' Remarks on Rahul's Student Outreach Event
Tharoor said parties must create pathways for Gen Z and warned that established outfits risk irrelevance if they fail to listen to new voices.
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Tharoor explains 'distorted' remarks on Rahul's student outreach event
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has clarified his recent remarks about Rahul Gandhi's 'Chhatron ki goonj' programme and the Cockroach Janata Party's protest, stating that the media misinterpreted his comments as an attack on his party or its leadership. He insisted he was advocating for political parties to engage more with the next generation.
Not attack on Congress, says Shashi Tharoor amid row over remarks at Mumbai event
At an event celebrating the 15th anniversary of India’s International Movement to Unite Nations in Mumbai Friday, Tharoor was asked why the Congress was not being able to mobilise students the way the CJP did at Jantar Mantar over alleged exam irregularities.
Rahul Gandhi's student outreach failed to match CJP impact: Shashi Tharoor
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor stated the CJP protests gained more traction than the party's campaign. He reflected on why Rahul Gandhi's 'Chhatron ki Goonj' campaign did not resonate. Tharoor noted the ruling BJP received a wake-up call from CJP's Jantar Mantar protests. The party also faced byelection defeats in Bankipur and Datia. Tharoor spoke about these impacts at a Mumbai event.
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor clarified his statement regarding Rahul Gandhi's "Singing the Students" program. He said that the media misinterpreted his statement as an attack on the party or its leadership. Tharoor said that political parties must listen to the new voices of Generation Z.
<p style="text-align: justify;">Congress MP Shashi Tharoor's statement on Rahul Gandhi's program "Chhatraon Ki Goonj" is facing opposition within the party. In an interview, Thiruvananthapuram MP Tharoor agreed that Rahul Gandhi's "Chhatraon Ki Goonj" campaign did not receive as much support from students as the CJP protest at Jantar Mantar. Regarding this, Congress Rajya Sabha MP Pawan Khera said that if Shashi Tharoor has any doubts, he should…
BJP backs Shashi Tharoor’s remarks on student protest; Cong says Rahul Gandhi focussed on systemic reform
The controversy follows Tharoor’s comments that several of the issues highlighted by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) during the nationwide student protests had already been raised by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi through his 'Chhatron Ki Goonj (Voice of Students)' campaign.
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