‘There was no need to ask us to stop’: Shashi Tharoor reacted to Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Narendra, Surrender’; Watch video | Bharat News
New Delhi: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor offered a measured response to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the controversial “Narendra, Surrender” of the party’s ally Rahul Gandhi, stating that domestic political differences should not monitor India’s integrated attitude.Speaking in Washington, where he is leading an all-party parliamentary delegation, Tharoor navigated questions about Gandhi’s comments diplomatically, accusing PM Modi of capitulating US President Donald Trump during a recent standoff during a standoff.“In a democracy, and this is normal, parties will contest elections, criticism will be expressed, demands will be determined, attitude will be determined. We are not here on a party political mission. We are here as representatives of a United India, ”said Tharoor.“I often indicate our negotiaters that we have five political parties among our seven MPs. We have three religions, we have got seven states … It is an incredible cross section for India’s diversity. There is an old saying that our political differences stop at the edge of the border. Once you cross the border, you come to an Indian and your other loyalty.”Tharoor dismissed concerns over the intra-party criticism while overseeing the delegation’s mission. “I think, clearly, when someone is serving a nation, I don’t think anyone needs to worry a lot about these things,” he said. Referring to a recent statement by Congress leader Salman Khurshid, Tharoor said, “I noticed that my friend Salman Khurshid has asked the question,” Is it so difficult to be a patriot in our country these days? ” And I think anyone who believes that working in the national interest is an anti -party activity, in fact we need to question themselves instead of us. I honestly feel at this time that we are focusing on a mission here, and we do not really need to spend too much time what is called in the heat of the moment by different individuals. Because for us, the attention is really very large and more important on the message. ,In terms of American mediation under India-Pakistan tension, Tharoor reiterated India’s firm Rukh. “I am not necessary to address this issue because I am not here to stir any kind of complexity with the White House. We have a lot of respect for the US President’s post, “He said.” I think we do not know properly what their people said to Pakistan. We did not need to celebrate by anyone. We were clear – there was no need to ask us to stop because we said: you hit us, we will come back, and if they stop, we will stop. We said that on the first day, we said that the last day. He must have talked to Pakistan, but it is between him and Pakistan. ,Tharoor’s comment comes after Rahul Gandhi, while addressing a rally in Bhopal, he alleged that Prime Minister Modi worked on a Q from Donald Trump during a military deadlock. “As soon as Trump indicated from there, picked up the phone and said, ‘What are you doing to Modi ji? Narendra, surrender’ … and Modi ji believes Trump’s orders with ‘Zee Huzoor’,” Lop said.The former Congress president also called for the memory of the 1971 Indo-Pak war, saying, “A phone call did not come back, but the US had sent its 7th fleet, weapons and a aircraft carriers, but Indira Gandhi did not surrender and said that he would go from national interest.”He further alleged that BJP and RSS had a habit of “writing a letter of surrender” since India’s independence.In response, the BJP accused Gandhi of insulting the armed forces and reducing the success of Operation Sindoor with its comments.
