Internal issues to be addressed within party, says Tharoor
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor stated on Saturday that he has certain “issues” with the party, which he intends to discuss with the leadership. However, he emphasised that he has consistently adhered to the party’s official stance in the Parliament.
Tharoor stressed that internal disagreements should be addressed within the party and not aired publicly through the media.
His remarks come amid reports that Tharoor is upset over Congress leader Rahul Gandhi not adequately acknowledging his presence at a recent event in Kochi and over alleged repeated attempts by State party leaders to sideline him.
“All I can say is that there are issues which I need to take up with my own party leadership and not in a public forum. I will be going to Delhi for Parliament, and I will get an opportunity, I believe, to make my concerns very clear to the party leadership and get their viewpoint and have a proper conversation.”
“I have been in Congress for the past 17 years. Let’s not go too far as I am concerned, whatever has gone wrong needs to be addressed, and it will be addressed in an appropriate forum,” he said.
Speaking to reporters, the Thiruvananthapuram MP said he had informed the Congress leadership about his inability to attend a party meeting. He said that some reports about him might be true, while others could be false. Tharoor explained that he wanted to attend a literature festival and that continuous travel was difficult.
