‘Maunvrat, maunvrat’: How Shashi Tharoor deflected a question on Operation Sindoor; watch video | India News

Shashi Tharoor (PTI picture)

NEW DELHI: Senior Congress chief and MP Shashi Tharoor averted media questions on Operation Sindoor on Monday, responding with only one phrase — “Maunvrat, Maunvrat” — as he entered Parliament, signalling his refusal to remark.His response got here forward of a scheduled 16-hour-long Lok Sabha debate on Operation Sindoor, as introduced by the parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju.Tharoor’s silence carries weight. The Thiruvananthapuram MP was chosen by the BJP-led Centre to characterize India’s place on terrorism and counterterrorism within the aftermath of the April 22 Pahalgam terror assault, which killed 26 individuals. Under Operation Sindoor, launched on May 7, India struck key terror camps in Pakistan. Tharoor led the diplomatic delegation to the United States and a number of other nations throughout the Americas to garner worldwide assist.However, Tharoor’s robust backing of the federal government’s stance sparked friction inside the Congress celebration. His public alignment with Operation Sindoor led to inside criticism and pushback from the celebration excessive command, additional intensified by his cryptic social media posts seen as oblique jabs.Now, questions linger over whether or not the Congress will permit Tharoor to talk in at this time’s debate. His outspoken endorsement of the Centre’s motion post-Pahalgam has deepened the rift with celebration management, casting uncertainty on his function within the dialogue.