Kerala Assembly Polls

‘Standards should not be lowered’: How Tharoor reacted to Kharge’s ‘people illiterate in Gujarat’ remark | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday said that “standards should not be lowered” as the Bharatiya Janata Party latched on to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge‘s recent ‘people illiterate in Gujarat’ remark. The Congress chief on Sunday had stirred row after saying that voters in Kerala were “educated and clever” and could not […]

‘Winnability a factor’: Shashi Tharoor on concern over less women in Kerala fray | India News

[ad_1] Congress leader Shashi Tharoor (File photo) NEW DELHI: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday strongly backed greater women’s representation in elections when asked about fellow colleague Shama Mohamed complaining about the low number of tickets allotted to women candidates for the Kerala Assembly polls.Acknowledging the dearth of women’s representation in proportion to the population, […]

‘We are all on same page’: Shashi Tharoor, Rahul Gandhi put up united front amid rift speculation | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader and MP Shashi Tharoor on Thursday met Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and party chief Mallikarjun Kharge in Parliament and sought to put to rest speculation of a rift, affirming on a positive note that “we are on the same page” after a “warm and constructive discussion” […]