Pune: The internal discontent among Pune Congress workers came out in open during an event organised by Maharashtra Congress secretary Shehzad Poonawalla at Congress Bhavan on Tuesday where party MP Shashi Tharoor and Shehzad's younger brother, Tehseen, were the main speakers.
The moment Tharoor entered the Congress Bhavan in Shivajainagar area, supporters of Vishwajeet Kadam, President of Maharashtra Pradesh Youth Congress, started raising slogans in his favour, alleging that Kadam was not taken into confidence while organising the programme and the party protocol was not followed.
You people cannot become our leaders only because you are someone's relatives. What's your contribution to the party?" asked Congress workers when Shehzad began giving his introductory remarks at the seminar titled, 'Social media and political communication.' reports The Times of India.
Tehseen recently married Robert Vadra's cousin Monica.
Kadam's supporters did not allow Poonawala and city Congress chief Ramesh Bagawe to start the programme.
Tharoor was here to deliver a speech on 'Social Media and Political Communication'.
The programme was organised by Shehzad Poonawala, the newly appointed secretary of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC).
Tharoor, who rose to speak, tried to pacify the gathering and said, "Vishwajeet is my friend and we often meet in Delhi and I appeal all of you to calm down."
The former Union Minister also said Kadam was not in in the city and would be coming late night.
"And I will certainly meet him (Kadam) before leaving the city," Tharoor added.
After repeated pleas by Tharoor, Kadam's supporters, allowed him to speak. Kadam's supporters raised slogans once Poonawala and Bagwe rose to speak.
(PTI inputs)
