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Time of India
21-07-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Kerala Congress issues open warning to Shashi Tharoor, says 'won't cooperate' with him
Congress MP from Thiruvananthapuram Shashi Tharoor continues to face detractors withing his own party after he advocated a "nation first" stance in context of Operation Sindoor . Senior Congress leader K Muraleedharan on Monday said that the party was not ready to cooperate with Tharoor in Kerala. He said to ANI, "The final authority will be the Congress high command , which will decide whether to take action against him or allow him to remain in the party. We are not ready to cooperate with him in Kerala because he always keeps attacking the Congress and Indira Gandhi. In the last one year, PM Modi did not say a single word about Sanjay Gandhi but he accused Sanjay Gandhi. He always opposes Rahul Gandhi's statement." 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He is no longer coming to his parliamentary have decided that we will not cooperate with him in the upcoming local body elections. We will follow the instructions given by the high command..." by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Seniors in the Philippines Can Enjoy Affordable Private Health Insurance! (See List) Health Insurance | Search Ads Search Now Undo Recently, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, while addressing the issues related to party high command, stated that sometimes it is necessary to cooperate with other parties in the interest of national security . Tharoor while speaking during an event in Kochi, was answering a student's query related to his relations with the Congress party leadership. Live Events The Congress MP emphasised that, for him, national security will always come first. According to him, the main perspective of any political party is to make a better India. "Politics is unfortunately or otherwise in any democracy is about competition. As a result when people like me say it that we respect our parties we have certain values and convictions which keep us in our parties. But we need to cooperate with other parties in the interest of national security the question you asked. Sometimes the parties feel that is disloyal to them and that becomes a big problem which is your first loyalty? To my mind the nation comes first", he said. "Parties are a means of making the nation better. So to my mind whichever party you belong to the objective of that party is to create a better India in it's own way. The parties have the right to disagree about the best way of doing that, the best way of making a better India", Tharoor said during the event. Tharoor stressed that his commitment is towards a better and safe India whose borders are secure. "Some of us may say, let's say, more capitalism. Some may say more socialism. Some may be in favour of certain kinds of regulatory controls. Some may be against too much regulation. So you have different points of view. That's fine. But ultimately, we must all be committed to a better India, a safer India, an India whose borders are protected, whose territory is safe, whose people's well-being can be nurtured. And that is my commitment", he said. The Congress MP further urged all the political parties to stay united when the nation is "imperiled". He quoted former India PM Jawaharlal Nehru famous quote, "Who lives if India dies? And that's a question to which there is no answer. India must come first, and then only can we all live." "I'm saying it to all parties. Put your differences aside when the nation is imperiled. Because if there is no India, there's a very famous line of Nehru's, which I am very fond of quoting. Who lives if India dies? And that's a question to which there is no answer. India must come first, and then only can we all live," he said. On Sunday, Revolutionary Socialist Party MP, N K Premachandran in an abrasive response to Tharoor's "nation first" stance, stated that all political parties aim for betterment of the country and none act against national interests. Premachandran, the Lok Sabha MP from Kollam when asked about Tharoor's remarks responded that the latter "should understand one thing that the party is for the betterment of the people and the nation." "It can never be against the nation's interest. How can you distinguish between the party's interest and the national interest? All parties under the representation of the People's Act, the Indian National Congress, as well as my party, RSP, all the political parties are for the betterment of the people. Can he say that the Congress Party is standing against the national interest?," the RSP leader said. He added, "None of the parties are standing against the interests of the nation. We will have a difference of opinion. So the distinction between the party's interest and the nation's interest is not correct..."
New Indian Express
11-07-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Emergency row: Congress leader Muraleedharan urges Tharoor to choose his path, if he feels suffocated in party
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Senior Congress leader K Muraleedharan on Friday launched a scathing attack to Shashi Tharoor, a member of the Congress Working Committee (CWC), over his recent actions that, he said, have placed the party in an uncomfortable position. The criticism comes a day after Tharoor penned an article in a Malayalam daily that questioned former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's imposition of the Emergency — a move that has triggered backlash within the party ranks. Muraleedharan, addressing reporters, called on the Thiruvananthapuram MP to decide whether he wants to continue within the Congress or pursue an independent political path. 'There are two paths before him,' Muraleedharan said. 'If he feels constrained in the present set-up, he should step down from the posts entrusted to him and move forward on a political path of his choice.'
New Indian Express
23-05-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Political storm intensifies as MoRTH blacklists KNR Constructions over NH-66 collapse in Malappuram
KOCHI: The political storm over damage to portions of the NH-66 in the state showed no sign of easing even as the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) on Thursday blacklisted Hyderabad-based KNR Constructions, holding it responsible for the collapse of the under-construction stretch at Kooriyad in Malappuram on May 19. In a strongly-worded remark against the Congress-led Opposition, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan accused it of politicising a project entirely managed by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). 'The LDF is being unfairly targeted for issues beyond its control. The land was acquired as a duty to the nation—there's no fault in that,' he said in Kollam. The reaction came on the heels of a scathing attack by Opposition leaders who accused the government of conveniently distancing itself from the fiasco. 'NH-66 had two fathers. After the collapse, it has become an orphan,' quipped Congress leader K Muraleedharan. In a release, the MoRTH said, 'Taking strict action against the concessionaire, NHAI has disallowed KNR Constructions Ltd from participating in ongoing/future bidding forthwith.' It said the Highway Engineering Consultant (HEC), entrusted with overseeing the widening of NH-66 into a six-lane facility on the stretch from Ramanatukkara to Valanchery bypass, has also been disallowed from participating in ongoing and future bidding. Two senior officials, one from each company, were placed under suspension. The action comes a day after a central team of experts, led by Professor G V Rao of IIT Delhi, visited the site and submitted a preliminary report to the ministry. The team will visit all problem areas on various stretches of NH-66 widening and submit a report to the MoRTH. 'We have received the order debarring the contractor from future tenders being floated by MoRTH, NHAI, NHIDCL (National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd) and BRO (Border Roads Organisation). A couple of officials have been placed under suspension over the unfortunate incident,' said an official of NHAI, project implementation unit (PIU)-Palakkad.
