Congress proprietorship agency of Gandhi household, Tharoor’s marginalisation inevitable: BJP

BJP claimed that Shashi Tharoor’s “marginalisation” within the get together was inevitable after he contested the get together’s presidential election towards Gandhi household’s “nominee” Mallikarjun Kharge. File
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Congress chief Shashi Tharoor’s “marginalisation” within the get together was inevitable after he contested the get together’s presidential election towards Gandhi household’s “nominee” Mallikarjun Kharge, the BJP claimed on Monday (February 24, 2025).

The Congress is nothing however a “proprietorship agency” of the Gandhi household, BJP IT division head Amit Malviya additionally charged.

The BJP’s feedback got here after Tharoor’s current article in a newspaper drew criticism from some Congress leaders in Kerala for his perceived reward of the Left authorities within the state for reinforcing the funding local weather.

“Shashi Tharoor’s marginalisation within the Congress was inevitable after he dared to contest the get together’s presidential election towards Mallikarjun Kharge, a nominee of the Gandhi household,” Mr. Malviya mentioned in a publish on X.

Mr. Tharoor’s downsizing would have been “swifter and extra conspicuous” if not for his excessive public profile, he claimed.

“The Congress, in any case, is nothing however a proprietorship agency of the Gandhi’s,” Mr. Malviya added.

Mr. Tharoor’s current article in an English-language day by day, praising the entrepreneurial development in Kerala below the LDF authorities, kicked off a political storm within the state every week in the past with the Congress questioning the premise of it, whereas the CPI(M) welcomed it.

Chief of Opposition within the Kerala Meeting V.D. Satheesan sparked the controversy on the difficulty by questioning the premise for Tharoor’s article and later Congress common secretary Okay.C. Venugopal too sought to know the context behind the Thiruvananthapuram MP’s statements.

Mr. Tharoor on Sunday (February 23, 2025) clarified that he didn’t reward the CPI(M)-led authorities in Kerala, however as an alternative highlighted the state’s progress within the start-up sector.

Chatting with reporters, the Congress MP mentioned that his article within the day by day didn’t include any political references and emphasised that his focus was solely on Kerala’s development in entrepreneurship and innovation, aiming to focus on the state’s improvement in that particular space.

Nonetheless, Veekshanam Each day, subsequent day revealed an editorial criticising Mr. Tharoor, with out naming him, for praising the entrepreneurial development of the state below the left authorities. It urged him to not betray the expectations of 1000’s of get together staff forward of the upcoming native physique elections.

The nationwide management of the Congress final Tuesday (February 18, 2025) said that the controversy surrounding get together chief Mr. Tharoor’s article was a closed chapter.

AICC common secretary Venugopal mentioned that the get together had spoken to Mr. Tharoor on the matter, and he had knowledgeable them that if correct knowledge on the state’s entrepreneurial development have been obtainable, he would rethink his stance.

“There isn’t any want for any controversy over it. It’s a closed chapter. That’s the Congress’ view,” Mr. Venugopal instructed reporters New Delhi in response to a question.