Senior Congress leader and Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor, party president Mallikrajun Kharge on Wednesday said a Jib that his party believes in a “country first” mantra, but for some people this “Modi First and Country” is later.
During a special press conference at the AICC office, when Kharge was asked a question about Tharoor’s article on Operation Sindoor, in which he praised PM Narendra Modi, Kharge said: “I cannot read English well. His (Tharoor) language is very good, that’s why we have made him a member of the Congress Working Committee.”
“But I want to say that the opposition people are together with the army who are fighting (during Operation Sindoor). We (Congress) said that the country is supreme and we will work together for the country. We said that ‘country first, party later’. Some people say ‘Modi first, country later’.
When Kharge was asked about the possible action against Tharoor, Kharge said: “People will write like please.
When another journalist asked if the Congress is afraid to take action against Tharoor, Kharge said: “Why are we afraid? This is our party, we are there. Around 34 working committee members, 34 permanent invitations, about 30 special invitations. Now it is speaking as per his wish. It is needed to repeat again and again. If any person is needed to save.
Immediately after Kharge’s comments, Tharoor put out a cryptic post on X, with a bird with a bird: “Don’t ask permission to fly. The wings are yours. And the sky is no ..”
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