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Shashi Tharoor Hails Modi’s Ramnath Goenka Lecture, Triggering Congress Dissent and Rival Attacks

Rival parties moved quickly to cast his endorsement as evidence of a divided Congress as leaders disagreed over whether the speech deserved praise.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks at a recent speech drew praise from Congress MP Shashi Tharoor.
Congress leader Supriya Shrinate said that she found PM Modi's speech to be “petty” and did not understand how Shashi Tharoor found a reason to appreciate it.
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor had earlier termed PM Modi's energy and dynamism as an asset for India
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Overview

  • Shashi Tharoor attended the lecture in New Delhi and called the address both an economic outlook and a cultural call to action, saying he was glad to be in the audience despite a bad cold and cough.
  • He highlighted the Prime Minister’s themes of “constructive impatience,” India as an “emerging model,” and governance in “emotional mode” rather than constant “election mode.”
  • Modi’s speech urged a 10-year national mission to cast off a colonial ‘Macaulay’ mindset and to restore pride in Indian languages, heritage, and knowledge systems.
  • Congress leader Supriya Shrinate said she found nothing praiseworthy in the speech, describing it as petty, as party voices questioned how Tharoor found reason to appreciate it.
  • CPI(M) figures amplified a section of Modi’s remarks to taunt the Congress and its ally IUML, while the BJP accused Congress of stifling internal dissent and defended Tharoor’s stance.