Congress rift deepens: K Muraleedharan criticises Shashi Tharoor’s stand on Centre; bars him from events in Thiruvananthapuram | India News

Senior Congress chief K Muraleedharan

NEW DELHI: Senior Congress chief K Muraleedharan on Sunday launched a scathing assault in opposition to fellow social gathering MP Shashi Tharoor, declaring that the Thiruvananthapuram parliamentarian is not going to be invited to any Congress events in the state capital till he modifies his place on nationwide safety issues.Muraleedharan, a outstanding determine in the Kerala Congress unit, mentioned Tharoor was now not seen as “one of us” and hinted at disciplinary motion from the social gathering’s nationwide management. “Till he (Tharoor) changes his stance, we will not invite him to any party programme held in Thiruvananthapuram. He is not with us, so there is no question of him boycotting an event,” mentioned Muraleedharan whereas speaking to reporters, as quoted by PTI. His remarks got here a day after Tharoor, a Congress Working Committee (CWC) member, defended his stand on nationwide safety at an occasion in Kochi. Tharoor had mentioned, “To my mind, the nation comes first. Parties are a means of making the nation better.” He acknowledged dealing with criticism from inside the social gathering for supporting the armed forces and the central authorities on latest nationwide safety points.“But I will stand my ground because I believe this is the right thing for the country,” Tharoor mentioned, including that when leaders like him advocate cross-party cooperation in the curiosity of nationwide safety, their very own events usually view it as disloyalty, which he described as “a big problem.”This is just not the primary time Muraleedharan has publicly criticised Tharoor. Earlier, he took a dig on the MP over the sharing of a survey that recommended Tharoor was the United Democratic Front’s most most well-liked candidate for chief minister. “He should first decide which party he belongs to,” Muraleedharan had mentioned based on PTI.Also Read: ‘Bridging the hole’: Shashi Tharoor welcomes US’ transfer on TRF; slams Pakistan’s protected haven coverageTensions have been rising between Tharoor and the Congress, notably after his feedback in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror assault, which some social gathering leaders imagine weakened the Congress’s place.Muraleedharan additionally attacked Tharoor over a newspaper article in which the MP criticised former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s dealing with of the Emergency. Muraleedharan mentioned that if Tharoor feels constrained inside the Congress, he ought to select a “clear political path.”