MP shashi tharoor has categorically rejected the speculation of him leaving the Congress. He said on thursday (June 5, 2025) in the US capital Washington that anyone who believes that working in national interest is an anti-party activity needs to question himself. Tharoor is leading an all-party parliamentary delegation to apprise the world of India's stand against terrorism after the pahalgam terrorist attack and is currently in the US.
When someone is on national service, he does not need to worry much - Shashi Tharoor
Some congress leaders have criticized Tharoor for supporting the government's stand after the pahalgam attack. The congress leader was even called "BJP's Mahapravakta" by a party colleague. After this, Tharoor said in an interview to PTI Videos on wednesday (June 4, 2025), "To be honest, when someone is serving the country, I don't think he needs to worry too much about these things." When asked what message he would give to his critics on returning to india, he said, "I think anyone who thinks that working in the national interest is some kind of anti-party activity needs to question themselves, not us." There is speculation about shashi tharoor joining bjp It is worth noting that many times Tharoor's comments on some issues have been different from the official stand of the congress party. In such a situation, there is a discussion on social media about whether Tharoor will remain in the congress or join the BJP. Regarding these speculations, Tharoor said, "I am an elected member of Parliament. I have four years left of my term. I don't know why any question is being asked on this.''
Who all are included in the delegation led by Shashi Tharoor?
Tharoor said that the delegation included five political parties from three religions and seven states. The senior congress leader said that he saw his friend salman Khurshid being asked whether it is so difficult to be a patriot in india these days.
The members of the delegation led by Tharoor include Sarfaraz Ahmed (JMM), G. Harish Balayogi (Telugu Desam Party), shashank Mani Tripathi (BJP), Bhuvaneshwar Kalita (BJP), Milind Deora (Shiv Sena), tejasvi surya (BJP) and former indian Ambassador to the US Taranjit Sandhu. The delegation arrived in New York from india on May 24 and then came to Washington after traveling to Guyana, Panama, colombia and Brazil.
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