New Delhi : A day after Shashi Tharoor posted a cryptic message amid his rift with the Congress, party leader Manickam Tagore on Thursday took a dig at the Thiruvananthapuram MP. Tagore’s remarks came a day after Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge took a veiled swipe at Tharoor, saying that while the party stood for nation first, “but for some people, it is Modi first.
Minutes later, Tharoor posted on X, with a picture of a bird and a caption saying, Don’t ask permission to fly. The wings are yours, and the sky belongs to no one. Today, Tagore, in a tweet, took a jibe at Tharoor without naming him, saying that “birds don’t need clearance to rise, but they must watch the skies. Don’t ask permission to fly. Birds don’t need clearance to rise. But today, even a free bird must watch the skies – hawks, vultures, and ‘eagles’ are always hunting. Freedom isn’t free, especially when the predators wear patriotism as feathers, he said.
Tensions between Tharoor and the Congress surfaced after the four-time Thiruvananthapuram MP was selected by the government to lead an all-party delegation on India’s Operation Sindoor against Pakistan. Since then, Tharoor has repeatedly praised the government, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, leaving the grand old party miffed. His remarks sparked widespread speculation that he would switch to the BJP. However, the Congress MP ruled out joining the saffron party.
His remarks sparked widespread speculation that he would switch to the BJP. However, the Congress MP ruled out joining the saffron party. Tharoor’s remarks during the outreach were met with severe criticism by his Congress colleagues, especially after he snubbed the surgical strikes conducted during the UPA regime and praised the Modi government’s handling of the situation.
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