Tharoor draws fresh heat in Congress after praising PM Modi’s remarks at Delhi event
New Delhi: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has once again stirred internal unease within his party after publicly highlighting and appreciating key points from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent address at a private event in the capital.
In a post on social media, Tharoor said the Prime Minister focused on India’s “constructive impatience for development” and described the country as moving from an “emerging market” to an “emerging model” in global discourse. Modi, according to Tharoor, spoke about India’s economic resilience through the pandemic and the Ukraine war, while also calling for a revival of traditional knowledge systems by dismantling what he termed a colonial mindset in education.
Modi also proposed a 10-year national mission aimed at strengthening pride in India’s heritage, languages and indigenous intellectual traditions, urging citizens to remain “restless for progress,” Tharoor noted.
The MP, who was seated between former Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad and BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad during the programme, described the Prime Minister’s speech as “an economic outlook and a cultural call to action.” He remarked that Modi’s criticism of Western-style education referred to the legacy of Thomas Babington Macaulay, whose policies replaced traditional Indian knowledge systems during British rule.
Tharoor’s latest comments are expected to intensify discomfort in the Congress ranks, where he has often been viewed with suspicion for praising Modi on select occasions. His earlier remarks lauding the Prime Minister’s crisis management and calling him a “prime asset for India” have repeatedly sparked speculation of a shift towards the BJP, something he has consistently denied.
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RCB beat MI by 18 runs after batters fire
Mumbai (PTI): Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper Rajat Patidar, Phil Salt and Virat Kohli blasted half-centuries as the defending champions beat Mumbai Indians by 18 runs in an Indian Premier League match here on Sunday.
Salt (78 off 36 balls) and Kohli (50 off 38 balls) stitched together a 120-run stand for the opening wicket before Patidar scored a rapid 53 off just 20 balls as RCB posted 240 for 4.
In response, Mumbai Indians were restricted to 222 for 5, with RCB spinner Suyash Sharma (2/47) putting the skids on the home side with a double strike in the eighth over, from which they could not recover.
Sherfane Rutherford top-scored for MI with an unbeaten 71 off 31 balls.
While opener Rohit Sharma appeared to be struggling with a hamstring issue and had to retire hurt on 19, his partner Ryan Rickelton made 37, while Suryakumar Yadav (33) and Hardik Pandya (40) were the other contributors for MI.
Brief scores:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru 240 for 4 in 20 overs (Phil Salt 78, Virat Kohli 50, Rajat Patidar 53, Tim David 35 not out).
Mumbai Indians: 222 for 5 in 20 overs (Sherfane Rutherford 71 not out, Ryan Rickelton 37, Hardik Pandya 40; Suyash Sharma 2/47).
