Congress MP Shashi Tharoor is once again in the headlines for his statement. This time he has defended the political legacy of senior BJP leader and former Deputy Prime Minister LK Advani. Tharoor says that just as the long public lives of Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi cannot be judged by just one incident, similarly it is unfair to limit Advani’s decades of political contribution on the basis of one episode.

Defense of Advani’s political legacy
Tharoor wrote on social media platform He said, ‘It is wrong to limit his long service to a single incident. Just as Nehruji’s career was not defined only by the defeat of the China War, nor Indira Gandhi’s career only by the Emergency, similarly Advaniji should also get justice.

Tharoor gave best wishes on his 98th birthday
Tharoor wished Advani on his 98th birthday and praised his commitment to public service. He wrote, ‘Happy 98th birthday to respected LK Advaniji! His devotion, humility and sincerity towards public service and his role in deciding the direction of modern India are indelible. He is a true politician whose life has been inspiring.

Wishing the venerable Shri LK Advani a very happy 98th birthday! His unwavering commitment to public service, his modesty & decency, and his role in shaping the trajectory of modern India are indelible. A true statesman whose life of service has been exemplary. pic.twitter.com/5EJh4zvmVC

— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) November 8, 2025

Opposition to Tharoor’s statement
After this tweet by Tharoor, many people criticized him on social media. Some accused him of trying to ‘whitewash’ the controversial aspects of Advani’s politics. Supreme Court advocate Sanjay Hegde gave a strong reply and wrote, ‘Sowing seeds of hatred’ is not a public service in this country.

agreed, @sanjayuvachabut reducing his long years of service to one episode, however significant, is also unfair. The totality of Nehruji’s career cannot be judged by the China setback, nor Indira Gandhi’s by the Emergency alone. I believe we should extend the same courtesy to…

— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) November 9, 2025

Debate between Tharoor and Hegde
A debate on X was also seen between Tharoor and Hegde. Expressing his sharp views on Advani’s Rath Yatra, Hegde said – ‘Rath Yatra was not a single incident. It was a long journey to overturn the basic principles of the Indian Republic. This laid the foundation for incidents like 2002 and 2014. Just as the insult to Draupadi gave birth to the Mahabharata, the violent legacy of the Rath Yatra continues to influence the direction of the country even today. He did not preach Rajdharma even from his ‘Shar-Shaiya’.

It is noteworthy that Advani’s Rath Yatra had started from Somnath and in Bihar, the then Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav had stopped it. This yatra is considered a major event that created the atmosphere before the demolition of Babri Masjid in December 1992.

Defense Minister Rajnath Singh recently interviewed a news channel, in which he was asked questions about many issues. Rajnath Singh answered all the questions from Babaki. Especially when he was questioned about Narendra Modi and LK Advani, he openly responded.

Rajnath Singh was questioned that many leaders, including Parliamentary Board members, wanted Narendra Modi not to be made the chairman of the election campaign committee, but you (Rajnath Singh) had taken this decision as a party president, on which many people got angry and resigned, including LK Advani.

What did Rajnath Singh say about LK Advani?

In response to this question, Rajnath Singh said that I had respect for him (LK Advani) earlier, even today, there is respect and will always be. He said that at that time I was a party president, so I felt that elections are coming in 2014, so from now on, preparations will have to be made for campaigning, election management will have to be done. Things will have to be done systematically. After thinking about all these issues, I felt that if he can do something accurately on all these issues, then he is Narendra Modi, so I announced his name.

What did Narendra Modi be declared as PM candidate?

After 2 months after that, on the question of declaring Narendra Modi as the prime ministerial candidate, Rajnath Singh said that I did not do this, this Parliamentary Board did this. However, he was the president at that time. Laughing on this, he gave his consent to yes.

Did you hope that by making Narendra Modi a PM candidate, the party would get 283 seats (majority), while replying to this, Rajnath Singh said that when I and Narendra Modi were campaigning together, we used to guess how many seats would come.

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