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Shashitharoor

Shashi Tharoor

DOB: March 9, 1956

Shashi Tharoor is an Indian politician serving as Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, since 2009. He is a former career international diplomat. He is a member of Indian National congress and at present serves as Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs and All India Professionals Congress. Tharoor was a former Minister of State in the Government of India for External Affairs during the period of 2009-2010. Tharror as a writer have authored eighteen best selling works including fiction and non fiction both and he is also author of hundreds of columns and articles in publications such as The New York Times, The Washington Post etc.Tharoor was appointed as Director of Communications Executive Assistant to Secretary-General Kofi Annan in 1996. Tharoor became Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information (UNDPI) on 1 June 2002. Tharoor was in controversy when her wife Sunanda was found dead in room number 345 of the Leela Palace hotel in Chanakyapuri, New Delhi.

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Swamy to file PIL in Sunanda Pushkar's death case

Politics | Nov 09, 2014, 05:37 PM IST

Bhubaneswar: Senior BJP leader Subramanian Swamy today said that he may file a public interest litigation (PIL) demanding court-monitored probe into the mysterious death of Sunanda Pushkar, wife of Congress leader Shashi Tharoor.“I may file

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Shashi Tharoor slams Modi government for ignoring Indira's 'Martyrdom'

Politics | Oct 30, 2014, 02:54 PM IST

New Delhi: Shashi Tharoor, who was sacked as Congress spokesman in the wake of his effusive praise of Prime Minister, today attacked the Narendra Modi government for "ignoring the martyrdom" of Indira Gandhi, whose death

tharoor did not understand swach bharat abhiyan public

'Tharoor did not understand Swach Bharat Abhiyan public stunt': UDF minister

Politics | Oct 27, 2014, 10:59 PM IST

Thrissur: A minister in the Congress led UDF government today said it was unfortunate that Congress MP Shashi Tharoor had failed to understand that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Swachch Bharat Abhiyan was a ‘public stunt'.“Tharoor

tharoor plunges into sanitation drive invokes gandhi to

Tharoor plunges into sanitation drive, invokes Gandhi to silence critics

Politics | Oct 25, 2014, 07:43 PM IST

Thiruvananthapuram: After facing party's wrath for praising Prime Minister's cleanliness drive, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor today joined the campaign on the outskirts of the state capital by invoking Mahatma Gandhi, saying he is not going

shashi tharoor joins swachh bharat abhiyan

Shashi Tharoor joins 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan'

Politics | Oct 25, 2014, 05:35 PM IST

Trivandrum: Unfazed by the Congress leadership's decision to remove him from the post of spokesperson, senior party leader and MP from Thiruvananthapuram Shashi Tharoor today formally joined Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ambitious ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan'.Clad

tharoor flays pm for plan to visit srinagar on diwali

Tharoor flays PM for plan to visit Srinagar on Diwali

Politics | Oct 21, 2014, 08:23 PM IST

Thiruvananthapuram: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, who had recently earned the party's ire for supporting the Swachh Bharat mission of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, today disapproved of Modi's plan to spend the Diwali on October 23

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Shashi Tharoor thanks Digvijay Singh for his confidence in him

Politics | Oct 16, 2014, 11:53 PM IST

Banglaore/New Delhi: Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh today backed Shashi Tharoor, who was eased out as party spokesman for praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying he still enjoys a high-level of confidence among the partymen.Singh's

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Tharoor an Important Party Leader: Congress

Politics | Oct 14, 2014, 07:19 PM IST

New Delhi: Shashi Tharoor is an "important" leader of the party but the matter of his removal is a "closed chapter", Congress said today, a day after sacking him as party spokesperson."Tharoor is an important

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Soon only Sonia and Rahul will be left in Congress: BJP on Tharoor's sacking

Politics | Oct 14, 2014, 06:48 PM IST

New Delhi: As the Congress Party sacked Congress MP Shashi Tharoor from the post of party's spokesperson for praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the BJP seized the opportunity to ridicule the party for its unusual

regret i was given no opportunity to respond to kpcc

Regret I was given no opportunity to respond to KPCC charges: Shashi Tharoor

Politics | Oct 13, 2014, 06:27 PM IST

New Delhi: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor today said he accepts the party's decision to “relieve” him of responsibilities as a spokesman but regretted not being given a “opportunity to respond” to allegations against him leveled

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Action against Tharoor reflects intolerance: BJP

Politics | Oct 13, 2014, 05:49 PM IST

New Delhi: BJP today took a dig at Congress for removing Shashi Tharoor as spokesperson, saying the step reflects “intolerance” as the party cannot digest somebody doing good work.“It is their internal matter. But certainly,

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Full text of Shashi Tharoor's statement issued after he was sacked as Congress Spokesperson

Politics | Oct 13, 2014, 04:45 PM IST

New Delhi: After being sacked as the Spokesperson of the Congress party, Shashi Tharoor issued the following statement.“I have seen the press release issued by the AICC and, as a loyal worker of the Congress

shashi tharoor removed as congress spokesperson

Shashi Tharoor removed as Congress spokesperson

Politics | Oct 13, 2014, 03:57 PM IST

Thiruvanathapuram: Incensed by Shashi Tharoor's pro-Modi stand the Congress party today sacked him from the post of official spokesperson of the party.The disciplinary action committee of Congress took this extreme step after the Kerala Pradesh

haven t acquired assets of sunanda pushkar says cong leader

Haven't acquired assets of Sunanda Pushkar, Says Cong leader Shashi Tharoor

Politics | Oct 13, 2014, 12:10 PM IST

Kochi: Former Union Minister Shashi Tharoor has informed the Kerala High Court that he had not acquired any assets of his late wife Sunanda Pushkar either individually or jointly with her son or anybody else

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Not acquired any assets of Sunanda: Tharoor in statement in HC

Politics | Oct 12, 2014, 04:10 PM IST

Kochi: Former Union Minister Shashi Tharoor has informed the Kerala High Court he had not acquired any assets of his late wife Sunanda Pushkar either individually or jointly with her son or anybody else as

kpcc sends complaint against tharoor to high command

KPCC sends complaint against Tharoor to high command

Politics | Oct 11, 2014, 08:38 PM IST

Kannur/New Delhi: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor's problems with the party refused to go away with the Kerala unit sending its complaint on his praise of Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking disciplinary action against him.Incensed by

sunanda s son wants speedy end to inquiry into her death

Sunanda's son wants speedy end to inquiry into her death

India | Oct 11, 2014, 09:20 PM IST

New Delhi: Sunanda Pushkar's son Shiv Pushkar Menon today asked the Delhi Police to conclude the inquiry into his mother's death expeditiously and impartially and expressed dismay at people “conjecturing” on the cause of her

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KPCC report on Tharoor under AICC disciplinary panel's consideration

Politics | Oct 11, 2014, 09:02 PM IST

New Delhi/Kannur (Kerala): The report of Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee seeking action against party MP Shashi Tharoor for praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi is under the consideration of the disciplinary panel of All India Congress

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Have been waiting for police report: Tharoor

Politics | Oct 11, 2014, 03:36 PM IST

Thiruvananthapuram: Breaking his silence, former Union Minister and Congress leader Shashi Tharoor today said he has always been cooperating with the police and is awaiting their report on the death of his wife Sunanda Pushkar.His

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Kerala Opposition parties demand Independent probe into Sunanda Pushkar's death

Politics | Oct 11, 2014, 02:16 PM IST

Thiruvananthapuram: Opposition parties in Kerala Saturday demanded an independent and comprehensive probe into the death of Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor's wife Sunanda Pushkar.The deamand came after Pushkar's latest post-mortem report, leaked Thursday, stated "poisoning" to

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