Shashi Tharoor speaks for himself, the Congress underlined on Sunday, distancing itself from the party leader's remarks praising BJP stalwart LK Advani.
The controversy erupted after Tharoor sent birthday greetings to the BJP leader and then defended him when called out. The Congress MP argued that reducing Advani's long years of service to one episode, "however significant," is unfair.
In response, Congress' media and publicity department head Pawan Khera posted on X: "Like always, Dr. Shashi Tharoor speaks for himself and the Indian National Congress outrightly dissociates itself from his most recent statement."