Tharoor summoned by Delhi court over 'scorpion' remark
April 27, 2019 17:28 ISTShashi Tharoor had earlier said that an unnamed RSS leader had compared Prime Minister Narendra Modi to "a scorpion sitting on a Shivling".
Shashi Tharoor had earlier said that an unnamed RSS leader had compared Prime Minister Narendra Modi to "a scorpion sitting on a Shivling".
Congress leader and party candidate from this parliamentary constituency in Kerala Shashi Tharoor, who is aiming for a hat-trick win in the Lok Sabha elections, on Saturday said that the 2014 fight was tougher.
Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha Congress candidate Tharoor, on Monday, suffered a freak accident while performing a ritual at a temple near here, leading to eight stitches on his head.
Tharoor, the Thiruvananthapuram MP and party candidate in the April 23 Lok Sabha polls, was injured when the hook of a weighing scale came off and its iron panel hit his head during the "Thulabharam" ritual.
Tharoor also slammed Modi and the BJP for suggesting that Gandhi chose Wayanad to "run away" from majority dominated areas, saying the ruling party has repeatedly resorted to peddling bigotry. It was dismaying that this was coming from the prime minister, he added.
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Congress leader Shashi Tharoor slammed Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday for politicising the sacrifices made by Army personnel for the country.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in the run-up to the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, had said that it takes a "56-inch chest" to convert Uttar Pradesh into Gujarat in terms of development.
A Delhi court on Monday allowed Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, accused in a case related to death of his wife Sunanda Pushkar, to travel to Saudi Arabia from February 28 to March 4 for attending a seminar.
Shashi Tharoor put out a reminder regarding the India-Pakistan match played during the World Cup 1999, incidentally when the two nations were fighting the Kargil War.
A Delhi Court on Thursday adjourned to March 7 a case against Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, accused of abetting suicide of Sunanda Pushkar, his wife.
A Delhi court on Monday sent Sunanda Pushkar's death case against Congress leader Shashi Tharoor to Sessions court for further proceedings.
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor took to Twitter to take a swipe at UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath over his cabinet’s holy dip at the Kumbh Mela on Tuesday
Taking exception to the statement, Union minister Smriti Irani condemned the language of the social media post and demanded an explanation for Congress chief Rahul Gandhi.
BJP slams Congress leader Shashi Tharoor for making a controversial remark against CM Yogi Adityanath
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said here on Friday that Rahul Gandhi shall be the Prime Minister if the Congress gets a majority in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
It so happened that Congress MP Shashi Tharoor stayed in the same Munnar hotel room that Shah Rukh Khan had once stayed while shooting Chennai Express.
When asked about the crucial Lok Sabha polls, Tharoor predicted that BJP will secure somewhere around 160 seats, much less than the 282 seats it secured during the 2014 general elections.
A court here directed the Delhi Police on Thursday to hand over certain documents to Congress leader Shashi Tharoor in connection with the case related to his wife Sunanda Pushkar's death in which he is an accused.
The complaint termed the statement "intolerable abuse" and "absolute vilification" of the faith of the people.
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