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Time of India
3 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Shashi Tharoor-led delegation shows Pakistan army photos at terrorists' funeral to Panama president
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor-led delegation on Wednesday met with Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino and foreign minister Javier Martinez Acha and showed them pictures of Pakistan Army officials attending the funeral of UN-designated terrorists killed in India's . Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The delegation met at the Presidential House as part of India's efforts to highlight its firm stance against Pakistan-sponsored terrorism. Addressing the event hosted by the Indian Embassy, Tharoor questioned the Pakistan Army's role in attending the funeral of terrorists killed in India's operation. "When we struck the terror headquarters, we took some lives, and of course a funeral was conducted. There were some very prominent people at that funeral. There was at least one individual whose name had been listed by the United Nations Sanctions Committee," Tharoor remarked. He further stressed that, "It was people in uniform from the highest threat echelons of the Pakistani Army and police mourning at the funeral of designated terrorists. This is the country that now says we are innocent. We did not do it. You do not mourn for people you do not know." He emphasised that the aimed to destabilise India and harm Jammu and Kashmir's economy. Speaking to ANI after the meeting, Javier Martinez Acha expressed strong support for India's stand against . " Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Regarding terrorism, we stand with India. We cannot tolerate any kind of terrorism. We cannot tolerate countries sponsoring terrorism. We are a democratic country. India is the largest democracy in the world, which values principles, and we will fight against any kind of terrorism together," Acha said. Tharoor further described the Panamanian leadership as "receptive and supportive," noting that discussions also covered potential collaboration in technology, education, and pharmaceuticals. "The Minister received our message on terrorism in a very receptive and open-hearted way. In addition, he raised a number of opportunities for close India-Panama collaboration in the future, particularly in technology, education, pharmaceuticals, and many areas of future cooperation, which shows the commitment of the Minister and his government to closer relations between our countries. So from both grounds, both in terms of our message on terrorism, on the larger picture of our cooperation with Panama, it's been a very successful meeting," Tharoor noted. Foreign minister Acha showed keen interest in an upcoming visit to India stating that, "I am looking forward to visiting India soon. We will also try to make an agenda for our President to visit India. We have a promise from my good friend Mr. Tharoor that Prime Minister Modi will come to Panama soon." Tharoor responded by saying, "We will try to persuade him." The visiting delegation accompanying Tharoor comprises Shambhavi Chaudhary (Lok Janshakti Party), Sarfaraz Ahmed (Jharkhand Mukti Morcha), G M Harish Balayagi (Telugu Desam Party), Shashank Mani Tripathi, Tejaswi Surya, Bhubaneswar Kalita (all from BJP), Mallikarjun Devda (Shiv Sena), former Indian Ambassador to the US, Taranjit Singh Sandhu, and Shiv Sena MP Milind Deora.
News18
3 days ago
- Politics
- News18
'India Will Not Turn The Other Cheek': Shashi Tharoor Reaffirms Firm Stance Against Terrorism
Last Updated: Shashi Tharoor reaffirmed that India will firmly respond to any future terrorist attacks by Pakistan, rejecting any notion of turning the other cheek. Reaffirming India's stance against terrorism, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday said India will not turn the other cheek and will respond to any further attacks by Pakistan. Referencing his remark, Tharoor also emphasised the teaching of Mahatma Gandhi to live without fear. The Congress MP, leading a multi-party delegation to Panama, was speaking at an event organised by the Indian Embassy in the city. 'He (Mahatma Gandhi) also taught us in his brave leadership in our struggle for freedom that we must always stand up for our rights," Shashi Tharoor said. 'We must always stand up in principle for the values we believe in, and we must live without fear that freedom from fear is what we in India have to fight for these days against the evil attacks of malign men who are called by the world as terrorists, but who believe that by doing this kind of thing of coming into our country, killing innocent people and going off again that they will somehow achieve some larger political or religious cause," he added. 'That is not something that any self-respecting country will give in to, and even the land of Mahatma Gandhi will not turn the other cheek when this happens, we will respond," Tharoor added. Speaking at the event, the Congress MP also slammed the Pakistan Army for a funeral for terrorists killed during India's 'Operation Sindoor'. 'When we struck their terror headquarters, we took some lives, and of course, a funeral was conducted. There were some very prominent people at that funeral. There was at least one individual whose name had been listed by the United Nations Sanctions Committee. It was people in uniform from the highest threat echelons of the Pakistani Army and police mourning at the funeral of designated terrorists," Tharoor said. 'This is the country that now says we are innocent. We did not do it. You do not mourn for people you do not know," the Congress MP said. Also speaking on the Pahalgam attack, Shashi Tharoor said the motive behind the terror attack was to undermine India and to undermine the economy of Jammu and Kashmir. 'This terrorist action was in pursuance of a cynical set of objectives that sadly only the Pakistani military seems to want to pursue to undermine our country, to undermine the Kashmiri economy, which was booming with tourism," he said. 'I was told by my friend, the Indian Ambassador to Washington, that there were more tourists in this place in Kashmir in Pahalgam than in Aspen, Colorado," Tharoor said. On Wednesday, the Tharoor-led delegation met the President of the Republic of Panama, Jose Raul Mulino, at the Presidential house. The delegation led by Tharoor includes Shambhavi Chaudhary (Lok Janshakti Party), Sarfaraz Ahmed (Jharkhand Mukti Morcha), G M Harish Balayagi (Telugu Desam Party), Shashank Mani Tripathi, Tejaswi Surya, Bhubaneswar Kalita (all from BJP), Mallikarjun Devda (Shiv Sena), former Indian Ambassador to the US, Taranjit Singh Sandhu, and Shiv Sena MP Milind Deora. First Published: May 29, 2025, 08:35 IST
