Congress leaders should follow Tharoor: BJP

The BJP on Wednesday projected Congress leader Shashi Tharoors praise of the governments handling of the RussiaUkraine war as an endorsement of Indias deft diplomacy under Prime Minister Narendra Modis leadershipFormer Union minister and Lok Sabha MP Ravi Shankar Prasad described Tharoors acknowledgement that he has been proved incorrect in his early criticism of the government for not speaking out against the Russian invasion of Ukraine as a case of better late then neverPrasad told reporters that the Modi government takes decisions that are good for India The way Shashi Tharoor has accepted it if other Congress leaders would also acknowledge it then it will be good he saidBharatiya Janata Party BJP MP and national spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi said the governments diplomatic skills are clear to everyone who understands foreign affairs and noted that Modi met the presidents of the two warring countries and drew similar warmth from both of themIndia has marked an epochal change in its diplomacy under Modi as it has gone from nonaligned to allaligned in its approach he saidIndia is emerging as a friend of the world and this is what has been expressed by the senior Congress leader Trivedi saidTharoor said on Tuesday that the policy adopted by India following the outbreak of the conflict means that the country actually has a prime minister who can hug both the presidents of Ukraine and Russia two weeks apart and be accepted in both placesThe former minister of state for external affairs said I am still wiping the egg off my face because I am one person in the parliamentary debate who actually criticised the Indian position at the time back in February 2022Tharoor justified his changed stand on Wednesday and said he voiced his opinion as an Indian and does not see politics in thatBJP MP and national spokesperson Sambit Patra said all Congress leaders including party president Mallikarjun Kharge and former party chief Rahul Gandhi as well as the other leaders of the INDIA opposition bloc should learn from Tharoor and appreciate him for his standThey should also appreciate Indias unique diplomatic position under Modis leadership he saidTharoor understands diplomacy He has worked for a long time in the UN United Nations Today he has appreciated the prime ministers decision Patra told reporters in the Parliament complexThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever