new Delhi . Soon after Congress President Sonia Gandhi’s intervention, party leader Shashi Tharoor on Monday turned down the invitation of the CPI(M) to attend next month’s national seminar. The Thiruvananthapuram MP said in a statement, “I am sorry that some people preferred unfair public broadcast of internal differences, causing unnecessary controversy in a matter in which the AICC’s approach was binding. I hope that in the future.” I will win knowledge.”
Justifying his openness to attend the seminar, Tharoor said the theme of the symposium “involved no matter of sensitivity in Kerala, but was on ‘centre-state relations’, where there is no real difference of opinion between our parties”. Is.”
He said he respected the views of the party president and conveyed his inability to participate to the organisers.
Tharoor also highlighted that a month ago, a similar invitation was extended to him for a seminar on the sidelines of the CPI(M) state party convention. “On that occasion also, I consulted the AICC president and an appropriate decision was taken without any media controversy,” he said.
Sonia Gandhi on Monday asked the senior party leader to refrain from attending the CPI(M) seminar in April and directed him to listen to the Kerala leadership.
The development took place when he attended a meeting of Congress ‘rebels’, apparently bypassing the Kerala unit of Congress by planning to attend a Left symposium.
According to sources, Congress leaders from Kerala met Sonia Gandhi at the party’s parliamentary office in Delhi and informed her about the “shameful” development.
Congress’s Kerala state chief K. Sudhakaran had said that the party’s state unit has banned party leaders from participating in the national seminar organized by the CPI(M) as part of its national convention in Kannur and if anyone violates it, he will be liable for party’s action. Will have to face
The 23rd party convention of the CPI(M) will be held from April 6 to April 10 at the Red Fort in Kannur, during which a national seminar will be held.
The Left has led Tharoor and former Union minister KV. Thomas to a seminar on national politics, as both of them hail from the state of Kerala. However, the Congress issued a statement that no Congress leader should attend the CPI(M) seminar as the party is fighting against the CPI(M) due to the “anti-people policies” of the Pinarayi Vijayan-led Left government.
—AnyTV News
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