Shashi haroor on PM modi: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said on Tuesday (24 June 2025) that his article regarding the global access to Operation Sindoor is not a sign of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s joining the party. He said that this is the message of national unity, interest and standing for India.
Shashi Tharoor praised PM Modi
Congress MP Tharoor said in an article written on Monday for the English daily The Hindu that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s energy, his multidimensional personality and readiness of dialogue remain an important capital for India on the global stage, but it needs more cooperation and support. His comments were seen as a possibility of a rift for the Congress party to create an uncomfortable situation and his relationship with the party leadership.
Answer on the question of joining BJP
When asked about the article at an event, the MP from Thiruvananthapuram said, “This is not my indication to join Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party (BJP), as some people are saying unfortunately.” This is a statement for national unity, national interest and standing for India, which is basically the reason why I returned to India after 25 years of service to the United Nations. ”
Congress MP Tharoor said, “I did this to serve India and I am very proud to get an opportunity to do so.” The Congress leader said that this article was written about Operation Sindoor, in which he described the success of diplomatic contact campaign.
What did Shashi Tharoor say about his article?
Shashi Tharoor said, “People always see all these things in the context of today’s news. This is an article in which I have described the success of this contact campaign, which, among other things, showcased the unity of all parties in terms of important national interest, so I said that the Prime Minister has demonstrated multidimensional personality and energy in talks with other countries. He has traveled to more countries than the previous Prime Ministers and he has done this to take India’s message worldwide. ”
‘Message against terrorism is united India’
He said, “I think, all of us supported their efforts using the power of various political parties, backgrounds, groups, religions of India and gave a message to the world as to what the united India stands for. Today it is a message against terrorism, tomorrow it can be a message on some other subject, but I believe it is very important to support it. ”
Tharoor also said, “I have been persuaded for a long time that political differences in our democracy should stop on boundaries.” For us, I feel that there is no such thing as BJP’s foreign policy or Congress’s foreign policy, only Indian foreign policy and Indian national interest.
He said, “I am not saying anything new. I said this several years ago and I said this publicly, on record, for the first time when I became the chairman of the Committee of Foreign Affairs in 2014.
Operation vermilion was the moment of national resolution
Tharoor said in his article that the diplomatic contact campaign after Operation Sindoor was a moment of national resolution and effective dialogue. The Prime Minister’s Office shared this article of Tharoor on the social media forum ‘X’.
Pahalgam terror attacks and Operation Sindoor Military Campaign After India’s attitude, Head of the multi -party delegation, who went to the US and four other countries, said, “There was a moment of diplomatic contact, national resolution and effective dialogue after Operation Sindoor. It has confirmed that India can put its voice on international forums with clarity and firm belief when united. ”
The praise of Tharoor for the Prime Minister has come at a time when the Congress is continuously attacking the Modi government over foreign policy and alleging that Indian diplomacy has collapsed and the country has been isolated globally.