Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said on Saturday that he never violated the party’s declared stand in Parliament. The Thiruvananthapuram MP said his only public disagreement on principle was regarding ‘Operation Sindoor’. Tharoor, while answering questions during a session at the Kerala Literature Festival, said that he had taken a strong stance on the issue and he had ‘no regrets’ about it.

This statement of Shashi Tharoor has come amidst these recent reports in which it has been said that ‘Tharoor has differences with the party leadership’. There is speculation that Tharoor is ‘hurt’ that Rahul Gandhi did not mention his name despite his presence on the stage during a recent event in Kochi and that state leaders are repeatedly trying to ‘sideline’ him.

What did Shashi Tharoor say about Pahalgam attack?

Clarifying his point, the Congress MP said that as an observer and writer, he had written a column in a newspaper after the Pahalgam incident in which he had said that it should be punished and concrete action should be taken. He said that as India is focusing on development, it should not get into a prolonged confrontation with Pakistan and any action should be limited to targeting terrorist camps.

Shashi Tharoor mentioned Nehru

The Congress MP said he was surprised that the Indian government did exactly what he said. Tharoor said that the country’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru had asked the question, ‘Who will survive if India dies?’

He said, ‘When India is at stake, when India’s security and its place in the world are at stake, India comes first.’

When it comes to treason, India is supreme: Tharoor

The Congress MP said that there may be differences between political parties in the process of building a better India, but when it comes to national interest, India should be paramount.

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Operation Sindoor: Indian delegation, who arrived in America with the aim of sharing India’s policy against terrorism with the world, paid tribute to the people who lost their lives in the 9/11 attack. During this time, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, who is leading delegation, said that just as America has been a victim of terrorism, India has also become a victim of it again and again.

Talking to the media outside the 9/11 Memorial in New York, Shashi Tharoor said, “This journey of 9/11 Memorial is a serious memory that just as America has become a victim of terrorism, India has repeatedly suffered this wound. In this poignant memorial, the marketers that are being seen in this poignant memorial today, we have come to say that we have come here. That this is a mission. ”

#Watch New York, US: After paying tribute at 9/11 memory, congress mp shashi tharoor say, “It was obvious a very moving moment for us, but it was also meant to send a very stroy strung message City which is bearing still the scars of that Savage Terrorist… pic.twitter.com/prbit4mikc

– ANI (@ani) May 24, 2025

Shashi Tharoor said- ‘India has stood firm against evil forces’ A delegation of India is currently in America and will then travel to Guyana, Panama, Brazil and Colombia. Shashi Tharoor said, “Just as the US showed courage and resolve after 9/11, India has stood up against the evil forces after the Pahalgam attack on 22 April. We hope that the culprits of this attack and those who gave them training, funds and weapons would have taken some lessons from it, but I want to clarify that if this happens we do not sit silent.”

VIDEO | Head of the all-party delegation to five counties including the US Shashi THAROOR (@Shashitharoor) Paid tribute to the Victims of 9/11 Terror Attack in New York Just after his Arrival in the City for Diplomatic Outreach Against Pakistan Sponsored Terrorism.

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– Press Trust of India (@Pti_News) May 25, 2025

BJP leader Shashank Mani said this

BJP leader Shashank Mani, who was in the all -party delegation led by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, said, “Today we started a 10 -day program from New York. Today we went where terrorism also destroyed New York in 9/11. We want to tell that the terror is not of any one country but it is a global problem. The operation has proved that we have done the work that we have done, there And if you want to build a developed India in the coming time, then we will have to eliminate terrorism and every country will have to join us in it. “

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Shashi Tharoor on Congress Laxman Rekha Warning: In response to the Pahalgam terror attack, the Indian Army entered inside Pakistan and carried a strike. Politics is also becoming fierce about the matter. Congress MP Shashi Tharoor is constantly praising the central government for this step. At the same time, the Congress shocked his comments and said that this is not the stand of the party. The senior leadership of the party believes that he has crossed the Laxman Rekha. Regarding this, Shashi Tharoor said that he supported the government on Operation Sindoor as just one Indian.

Tharoor said, “At this time, at the time of struggle, I spoke as an Indian. I have never pretended to speak for anyone else. I am not a party spokesperson. I am not a government spokesperson. I am not a government spokesperson. Whatever I have said, you can agree or disagree with him, you can personally blame me for this person and it is fine.” The Congress MP said that when it is necessary for all Indians to unite at the international level, in such a time, he is only giving his views as an Indian.