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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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'Shocked, how can Canada blame without evidence': Tharoor on Trudeau's charges on Nijjar's killing

India | Sep 21, 2023, 08:41 PM IST

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said India has valued relationship with Canada, and the same is expected from Ottawa.

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor

Tharoor praises Centre over G20 conduct, calls Delhi declaration 'diplomatic triumph for India'

India | Sep 11, 2023, 07:26 AM IST

Shashi Tharoor lauded the Modi government over the conduct of the G20 Summit and called the New Delhi Declaration that was adopted on the very first day of the mega event as a "diplomatic triumph for India".

Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi and KC

CWC rejig: List of first-timers who made it to Congress' top decision-making body

India | Aug 20, 2023, 08:36 PM IST

The Congress party, in the latest rejig of its Working Committee has given a spot to Sachin Pilot, Manish Tewari, and Alka Lamba for the first time. Shashi Tharoor has also been included on the list of 39 members.

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CWC rejig: How Shashi Tharoor, Sachin Pilot & Alka Lamba reacted on being named in new Congress team

India | Aug 20, 2023, 04:55 PM IST

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday released a list of 39 members of the Congress Working Committee (CWC). Tharoor, Pilot and Lamba had hit some headlines for which they were criticised by a section of Congress.

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Shashi Tharoor 'disappointed' with Kerala not being allocated an ODI World Cup match

Cricket | Jun 27, 2023, 02:44 PM IST

Shashi Tharoor issued a statement on Twitter after the announcement of the ODI World Cup 2023 schedule. Thiruvananthapuram is not allocated a match in the main draw of the tournament.

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'Acknowledge all those…including our govt’: Tharoor after Cong thanks Nehru for ‘popularising’ Yoga

India | Jun 21, 2023, 06:00 PM IST

Congress thanked former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru for ‘popularising’ Yoga, on the occasion of International Yoga Day. Party leader Shashi Tharoor noted that all those who played the role in popularising Yoga should be acknowledged including the Narendra Modi government.

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor

Shashi Tharoor's caution note for Congress: 'Party can’t be complacent after Karnataka win'

India | Jun 16, 2023, 05:49 PM IST

Making his point, the Thiruvananthapuram MP also said that Congress cannot assume that because it worked in one state, it can work nationally.

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor with his late wife Sunanda

Shashi Tharoor on his wife Sunanda's 'mysterious' death: 'I cannot attack anybody, she was...'

India | Jun 04, 2023, 06:31 AM IST

"Imagine how one would feel. Those who know me personally, know I cannot attack anybody. I never raised my hand even to a child," Congress leader Tharoor told India TV Chairman and Editor-in-Chief Rajat Sharma.

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Aap Ki Adalat: 'Will decide on retiring from politics in 2024," says Shashi Tharoor

India | Jun 04, 2023, 06:31 AM IST

Congress leader and Member of Parliament Shashi Tharoor was responding to questions from India TV Chairman and Editor-in-Chief Rajat Sharma in Aap Ki Adalat.

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OPINION | I SALUTE EX-CRICKETERS WHO SUPPORTED FEMALE WRESTLERS

India | Jun 03, 2023, 04:48 PM IST

The wrestlers found that, on one hand, while Delhi Police did not take time in filing FIR against them for trying to break the police barricade during their march to Parliament, the complainants had to go to Supreme Court which had to issue direction to Delhi Police to file FIRs against the MP.

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor

Shashi Tharoor calls Law Commission's sedition law recommendations 'shocking'

India | Jun 03, 2023, 03:01 PM IST

The former Union minister's remarks came after the Law Commission proposed retaining the penal provision for the offence of sedition, saying repealing it altogether can have serious adverse ramifications for the country's security and integrity.

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Shashi Tharoor in Aap Ki Adalat: Watch Congress MP in India TV's iconic show tonight at 10 pm

India | Jun 03, 2023, 06:30 AM IST

Watch Congress MP Shashi Tharoor in Aap Ki Adalat with Rajat Sharma on Saturday, June 3 at 10 pm.

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Tharoor raises concern over waitlisted rail tickets, says lopsided focus on Vande Bharat worrying

India | May 30, 2023, 09:59 PM IST

Tharoor made the remark while citing a report which quoted an RTI reply to the state that more than 2.7 crore passengers could not travel by train in 2022-23 despite buying tickets because of being waitlisted.

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Not 32,000 but 3 ISIS Joinees, 'The Kerala Story' changes trailer description. Shashi Tharoor REACTS

May 04, 2023, 08:35 AM IST

The Kerala Story controversy: Adah Sharma is playing the lead role in the film and many political leaders have objected to the film, claiming that it spreads hate and should be banned.

Tabassum Shaik with his parents.

'Success is best revenge': Tharoor after Tabassum, who staunchly faced hijab row, tops PUC exams

Apr 24, 2023, 11:46 AM IST

Giving a tight slap to all the protestors, 18-year-old Tabassum Shaik scored a perfect 100 in Hindi, Psychology and Sociology.

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Karnataka tired of 40% commission, wants 100% commitment: Shashi Tharoor takes jibe at BJP

Elections | Apr 09, 2023, 05:32 PM IST

Karnataka Polls 2023: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor took a jibe at BJP and said that the people of Karnataka are tired of 40 per cent commission and want 100 per cent commitment.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Congress MP

Urge my friend Jai to cool a little bit, Tharoor on Jaishankar's 'West has a bad habit' remark

India | Apr 03, 2023, 07:20 PM IST

EAM S Jaishankar said that the West has had a "bad habit" for a long time, of commenting on others, and it thinks it has a "God-given right" to speak about the internal matters of other countries.

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Rahul Gandhi's disqualification generated 'surprising wave of Opposition unity' says Shashi Tharoor

Elections | Apr 02, 2023, 02:53 PM IST

Lok Sabha Election 2023: Lok Sabha MP Shashi Tharoor on Monday encouraged the smaller parties to play convenor of the Opposition alliance to wrest BJP in the 2024 polls.

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor

Rahul Gandhi disqualification row: Shashi Tharoor calls it BJP's "political message" to Opposition

India | Mar 26, 2023, 11:15 PM IST

Notably, his critical remarks came nearly two days after Gandhi was disqualified from the Lok Sabha Friday, a day after a court in Gujarat's Surat convicted him in a 2019 defamation case

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor

'Not my business to tell leadership what to do': Shashi Tharoor rules out contesting CWC polls

India | Feb 16, 2023, 04:08 PM IST

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor contested the Congress presidential polls last October but lost to Mallikarjun Kharge.

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