Overview

• Tharoor’s June 23 column in The Hindu called Modi’s “energy, dynamism and willingness to engage” a “prime asset” for India’s global standing.
• Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate said Tharoor’s views were personal and did not reflect the party’s official foreign-policy position.
• As leader of one of seven multi-party delegations, Tharoor toured five Western Hemisphere countries to explain India’s self-defense response after the April 22 Pahalgam attack.
• BJP spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari used Tharoor’s praise to accuse Rahul Gandhi of inconsistency on foreign policy and claim the MP had “exposed” him.
• On June 24 in Moscow, Tharoor denied speculation about joining the BJP and reaffirmed that his remarks were meant to demonstrate national unity.