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Shashi Tharoor Misses Rahul Gandhi’s Lok Sabha Strategy Meet for Third Time in Weeks

His third no-show in three weeks revives questions inside Congress about discipline during a high-stakes winter session.

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor during an event organised by the Prabha Khaitan Foundation in Kolkata on Thursday, December 11, 2025.
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said he was attending an event in Kolkata and later clarified his absence was due to travel with his mother.
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Overview

  • Party sources said Tharoor had told leaders in advance that he would be unavailable as he was in Kolkata for prior commitments, which he highlighted on X.
  • His Kolkata schedule included an event hosted by the Prabha Khaitan Foundation, his aide’s wedding, and his sister Smita Tharoor’s birthday.
  • Chandigarh MP Manish Tewari was also absent from the meeting chaired by Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi.
  • Tharoor previously missed a November 30 strategy meet, saying he was mid-flight from Kerala with his 90-year-old mother, and skipped a November 18 discussion citing ill health.
  • The repeated absences follow unease over his attendance at events featuring the Prime Minister and his lone invitation to the state banquet for President Putin, even as Rahul Gandhi presses MPs to intensify floor strategy before the session ends on December 19.