Congress Working Committee (CWC) member Shashi Tharoor said on Thursday that he had differences with some leaders in the party leadership, but he would not talk about it in view of the by -election in Nilambur constituency.
Tharoor told reporters that the Congress, its values and its workers are very dear to him. He said that he has worked closely with party workers for 16 years and he considers him his close friend and brother.
Tharoor said, “However, my opinion is different from some people in the Congress leadership. You know what I am talking about, because some of them are public and you (media) have given news about this. ”
He did not clarify whether his differences are with the national leadership or with the state leadership.
The MP of Thiruvananthapuram indicated that he could talk about those differences after the results of the by -election.
When asked why he was not a part of the campaign for the by -election, Tharoor said that he was not invited for it, while last year has been invited during the by -elections including the by -elections in Wayanad.
He said, “I don’t go there, where I have not been invited.”
He also said that he wants party workers’ campaign efforts to be successful and the Joint Democratic Front (UDF) candidate should win from Nilambur.
Talking about his recent conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Tharoor said that during this time there was talk of delegations in connection with ‘Operation Sindoor’ and discussions about various countries and discussions there.
He said, “No matters of domestic politics were discussed.”
He defended his decision to accept the Center for Center to lead the delegation, saying that when he became the chairman of the Committee of Foreign Affairs of Parliament, he made it clear that his focus was on India’s foreign policy and its national interest, not the foreign policy of Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
He said, “I have not changed my stand. When an issue related to the nation comes out, it is the duty of all of us to work for the country and speak. What I said during ‘Operation Sindoor’ was my own opinion. ”
Tharoor said, “My services were sought by the Center. In fact, my party did not ask for this (services), so I performed my duty with pride as an Indian citizen. ”
