Overview
- Tharoor told reporters in Ahmedabad that any issues with Congress leadership would be discussed privately and not aired publicly.
- His statement followed a veiled rebuke from party president Mallikarjun Kharge over placing Modi before the country.
- The MP’s earlier social media post — “Don't ask permission to fly” with a bird image — was widely interpreted as a message to his party’s top brass.
- He clarified that his praise for Prime Minister Modi’s energy and dynamism in Operation Sindoor was motivated by national interest rather than support for the BJP.
- Congress leader Manickam Tagore responded with his own cryptic post warning that even free birds must watch for political predators.