Updated: August 28, 2020 7:29:21 pm
“Shashi Tharoor had come to Congress as a guest artist. Even today, he is running as a guest artist,” Suresh added.
Mavelikkara’s top congressional leader and Lok Sabha deputy Kodikunnil Suresh mocked his colleague Shashi Tharoor on Friday, calling him a “guest artist” within the party, without having gained “political maturity” over the years. The pointed comments come days after Tharoor, the Thiruvananthapuram MP, signed a letter with 22 other party leaders calling for radical changes within Congress, including “effective and full-time leadership.”
Speaking to reporters, Suresh, who is also one of the Kerala state unit labor chairmen, said: “He (Tharoor) has not learned to conduct parliamentary or parliamentary activities within the party framework. That’s why you jump into action before you think … you may be a global citizen. He may be an intelligent and wise man. But it is clear in each of his actions that he is politically immature… .as a congressman, he must show deference to the party. It is not right for him to take a different position thinking he is a global citizen.
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“Shashi Tharoor had come to Congress as a guest artist. Even today, she is a guest artist, ”added Suresh, who is also one of the serving presidents of the state unit.
Congressional head of state Mullappally Ramachandran also appeared to berate Tharoor for speaking offline, signaling the closing of ranks of the state unit against the MP. “You should not make public statements and complicate things. It would mean further weakening Congress, ”he said.
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Tharoor, the three-time Lok Sabha MP from Thiruvananthapuram, and the former Rajya Sabha vice president, PJ Kurien, were the two Kerala leaders who signed the letter sent to the party’s acting chairwoman, Sonia Gandhi, calling for reforms that include the constitution. of a central parliamentary board. elections to the organization of Congress at all levels and greater empowerment of state units. Other leaders who signed the letter include Ghulam Nabi Azad, Kapil Sibal, Anand Sharma, and Bhupinder Singh Hooda.
Following the letter, the Congressional Working Committee (CWC) met and made the decision that Gandhi would continue as interim president for six months, during which a new chief must be selected. A committee would also be established to examine the issues raised by the 23 leaders in the letter.
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Among those who pledged support for the Gandhis leadership was Ramachandran on behalf of Kerala’s state unit, virtually avoiding the objections raised by the 23 leaders, including Tharoor.
The Kerala unit of Congress booth on the privatization of Thiruvananthapuram airport was also in stark contrast to Tharoor, who welcomed his handover to the Adani Group by the Center. While Congress joined the left in passing an Assembly resolution against the privatization initiative, Tharoor said it is the only way the airport will flourish.
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“My position at the airport has been constant since before the elections. I am not a politician who tells voters one thing and then another for political convenience. If my colleagues had consulted me before taking a negative position, I would have explained my views to them, ”he tweeted.
“I speak in the best interest of my constituency. As a deputy, that’s my job. The people of Thiruvananthapuram want a first-class airport worthy of the history, status and potential of the city. In this context, a decision, however controversial, is preferable to the long delay we have suffered. The reality is that a private entity that runs operations competitively is the only way this airport could prosper. Whoever it is, the ownership of the land and the airport, as well as the responsibilities of ATC, Security, Customs and Immigration, remain with the government agencies ”.
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