Snub, Swipes And Skips: Congress-Tharoor Point Of No Return?

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor – amid reports he is 'upset' with senior party leader Rahul Gandhi over a lack of 'due respect' when the latter visited Kerala last week – has skippped a key meeting to prep for the Assembly election later this year.

Confirmation Tharoor did not participate in the meeting - which began at 2.30 pm - followed a day of 'will he, won't he' after sources close to him said he would attend virtually. Sources said Tharoor was only unable to be physically present because of a scheduling conflict; he had committed to an appearance at a literature festival in Kozhikode. However, NDTV was later told Tharoor had skipped the meeting entirely, due to that prior engagement, and had informed the party about his unavailability.