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Business Standard
29-05-2025
- Politics
- Business Standard
Shashi Tharoor slams 'zealots' after Congress leader's 'super BJP' taunt
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Thursday defended his recent remarks on surgical strikes, clarifying that he was 'clearly and explicitly' referring to retaliatory actions for terrorist attacks in recent years and not to India's past wars — as criticism from within his own party mounted. 'I don't really have time for this — but anyway: For those zealots fulminating about my supposed ignorance of Indian valour across the LoC in the past, my remarks were preceded by a reference to the several attacks that have taken place in recent years alone, during which previous Indian responses were both restrained and constrained by our responsible respect for the LoC and the IB,' Tharoor said in a post on X. The clarification came after Congress leader Udit Raj criticised Tharoor over comments he made in Panama as part of a multi-party delegation. Tharoor, who is leading the group on a five-country tour, said that when India crossed the LoC for the first time to conduct surgical strikes on a terror base, 'that was something we had not done before". Reacting to Tharoor's remarks in Panama, Raj alleged that Tharoor is acting like 'the spokesperson for the publicity stunts of the BJP". He claimed that Tharoor's comments were even more vocal than those made by BJP leaders themselves and accused the government of taking credit for the actions of the Indian Armed Forces. Tharoor stated that critics and trolls were welcome to distort his views and words as they saw fit. "I genuinely have better things to do. Goodnight," he said. Tagging Tharoor's remarks on surgical strikes, Raj had said on Wednesday, "How could you denigrate the golden history of Congress by saying that before PM Modi, India never crossed the LoC and International border." "In 1965, the Indian Army entered Pakistan at multiple points, which completely surprised the Pakistanis in the Lahore sector. In 1971, India tore Pakistan in two pieces and during the UPA government several surgical strikes were unleashed but drum beating was not done to encash (it) politically," he said. Raj asked how Tharoor could be so "dishonest" to the party that had given him so much. Raj's post on X was also reposted by the Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh and the party's media and publicity department head Pawan Khera. Taking a jibe at Tharoor, Khera had posted a picture which shows officers of the 4 Sikh Regiment posing outside a captured Pakistani police station in Burki, Lahore district. "This image is from the Battle of Burki (also known as the Battle of Lahore, 1965), a significant engagement during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, fought between Indian infantry units and Pakistani armoured forces," Khera had said. In another post, Khera had put out a media report which quoted former prime minister Manmohan Singh as saying that India carried out multiple surgical strikes under the UPA rule. The post was retweeted by Ramesh.
Deccan Herald
29-05-2025
- Politics
- Deccan Herald
Tharoor slams 'zealots'; says was clearly speaking only about reprisals for terrorist attacks
After a long and successful day in Panama, i have to wind up at midnightvhere with departure for Bogota, Colombia in six hours, so I don't really have time for this — but anyway: For those zealots fulminating about my supposed ignorance of Indian valour across the LoC: in tge… — Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) May 29, 2025 My dear @ShashiTharoor Alas ! I could prevail upon PM Modi to declare you as super spokesperson of BJP , even declaring as foreign minister before landing in India . How could you denigrate the golden history of Congress by saying that before PM Modi , India never crossed LOC… — Dr. Udit Raj (@Dr_Uditraj) May 28, 2025 Officers of 4 Sikh Regiment posing outside a captured Pakistani police station in Burki, Lahore District. This image is from the Battle of Burki (also known as the Battle of Lahore, 1965), a significant engagement during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, fought between Indian… — Pawan Khera 🇮🇳 (@Pawankhera) May 28, 2025 Former PM Manmohan Singh : Many Surgical Strikes Conducted Under UPA…. CC @ShashiTharoor — Pawan Khera 🇮🇳 (@Pawankhera) May 28, 2025
Economic Times
28-05-2025
- Politics
- Economic Times
How could you denigrate the golden history of Congress?: Pawan Khera, Udit Raj slam Shashi Tharoor for 'crossed LoC for first time' remark
Congress leader Pawan Khera on Wednesday shared a post on social media post by former Congress MP and the National Chairman of Unorganized Workers & Emp. Congress (KKC) Udit Raj that criticised party leader and MP Shashi Tharoor. Tharoor, who is leading the all-party delegation to brief on the Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor in the US, had talked about India's surgical strike in 2015 after terror attack in Uri. He had also mentioned the Balakot strikes after the Pulwama attack in 2019. Raj said Tharoor could be declared as the super spokesperson for the BJP and could also be made foreign minister before landing in India. "Alas ! I could prevail upon PM Modi to declare you as super spokesperson of BJP , even declaring as foreign minister before landing in India . How could you denigrate the golden history of Congress by saying that before PM Modi , India never crossed LOC and International border . In 1965 Indian Army entered Pakistan at multiple points, which completely surprised the Pakistanis in the Lahore sector. In 1971 , India tore Pakistan in two pieces and during UPA Govt several surgical strikes were unleashed but drum beating was not done to encash politically . How could you be so dishonest to the party which gave you so much ?" Raj said. — Dr_Uditraj (@Dr_Uditraj) Khera also shared a post displaying a picture 4 Sikh Regiment in Lahore from 1965. He said that the image is from the Battle of Burki, a significant engagement during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, fought between Indian infantry units and Pakistani armoured forces, reminding Tharoor that even the Congress had entered Pakistan and that it was only the BJP. "Officers of 4 Sikh Regiment posing outside a captured Pakistani police station in Burki, Lahore District. This image is from the Battle of Burki (also known as the Battle of Lahore, 1965), a significant engagement during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, fought between Indian infantry units and Pakistani armoured forces. Burki is a village located southeast of Lahore, near the India-Pakistan border, approximately 11 km from Lahore's Allama Iqbal International Airport, connected to the city by a bridge over the Bambawali-Ravi-Bedian (BRB) Canal." — Pawankhera (@Pawankhera) Earlier, Tharoor had said in Panama City, "What has changed in recent years is that the terrorists have also realised they will have a price to pay, on that, let there be no doubt. When, for the first time, India breached the Line of Control between India and Pakistan to conduct a surgical strike on a terror base, a launch pad - the Uri strike in September 2015. That was already something we had not done before. Even during the Kargil War, we had not crossed the Line of Control; in Uri, we did, and then came the attack in Pulwama in January 2019."He added that this time the Indian forces had crossed the LoC and IB, but also struck terror bases in the heartkand of Punjab. "This time, we have gone beyond both of those. We have not only gone beyond the Line of Control and the international border. We have struck at the Punjabi heartland of Pakistan by hitting terror bases, training centres, terror headquarters in nine places," Tharoor had said.
