'Idea of India' is under threat under present govt: Shashi Tharoor in Aap Ki Adalat
Aap Ki Adalat | August 04, 2018 9:21 IST'Idea of India' is under threat under present govt: Shashi Tharoor in Aap Ki Adalat
'Idea of India' is under threat under present govt: Shashi Tharoor in Aap Ki Adalat
Congress MP Thiruvananthapuram Shashi Tharoor was in news recently for his controversial 'Hindu Taliban' remark. On IndiaTV's Aap Ki Adalat show Tharoor talks about the controversy and other topics in detail.
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The court has directed Tharoor to furnish a fixed deposit of Rs 2 lakh, which will be refunded after his return.
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Tharoor's remarks comes close on the heels of his "Hindu Pakistan" statement that invited criticism from his political opponents.
Gandhi, who today addressed first meeting of Congress Working Committee since he took over its chairmanship in December last year, told the party leaders that he would not hesitate to take action against anyone who makes 'wrong statements'.
"It's been 24 hours since my office has been attacked and the visuals of those who were all present are also there, but no arrest has been made," Tharoor said on Tuesday.
On July 14, a Kolkata court summoned Tharoor following a petition moved by lawyer Sumeet Chowdhury dubbing the leader's comments as "a deliberate and malicious act " that was "intended" at "outraging" religious feelings.
A Kolkata-based lawyer Sumeet Chowdhury filed a case against Tharoor for 'hurting religious sentiments' and 'insulting the Constitution'.
The surprising thing about Tharoor's comment is that he quoted remarks made by Veer Savarkar and Deendayal Upadhyay on Hindu Rashtra to justify his stand.
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Talking to reporters, Digivijaya Singh compared the present BJP dispensation with Zia-ul-Haq's regime in Pakistan.
Tharoor, who represents Thiruvananthapuram in the Lok Sabha, posted a YouTube link of Kishore Kumar's 'Kuch to log kahengey' song from the 1971 hit Bollywood movie 'Amar Prem' on his Twitter page.
Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor kicked up a row on Wednesday by saying that if voted to power again, the BJP will rewrite the Constitution and pave the way for creation of a “Hindu Pakistan”.
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has kicked up a controversy with his remarks that if voted to power again, the BJP will rewrite the Constitution and pave the way for creation of a 'Hindu Pakistan.'
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has kicked up a controversy with his remarks that if voted to power again, the BJP will rewrite the Constitution and pave the way for creation of a 'Hindu Pakistan.'
On Wednesday, Shashi Tharoor had said in Kerala that if the BJP retains power in 2019 general elections, India will become a "Hindu Pakistan".
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