1. Shashi Tharoor
Shashi Tharoor, senior Congress leader and a former diplomat, has surprised political circles with his praise for Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Narendra Modi has invited him to join his ambitious ‘Swachh Bharat' mission and spread awareness about the necessity to maintain cleanliness across the country.
The appealing and erudite Shashi Tharoor opened the innings of his career serving the United Nations for 29 years. He was considered the most competitive contender for the post of UN Secretary General.
Shashi Tharoor chose to return to serve his motherland i.e. India and joined politics. As a columnist, he keeps writing for major publications like Times of India, Washington Post, The New York Times etc.