Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has hailed the Narendra Modi government's efforts in evacuating stranded Indians from Ukraine amid the ongoing war staged by Russia on Kiev and its stand on the issue in the international fora, but criticised the Central leadership for "indulging in PR exercise" over the crisis.

While interacting with IANS, Tharoor said: "Initially, I was not satisfied with the speeches of the government on the international stage... sovereignty of the states is our principle, which has been there since the time of (late) PM Nehru.