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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One dead due to electrocution on 'Jailer 2' movie set in Chennai
Chennai (PTI): A 28-year-old worker died of electrocution on the sets of the upcoming Tamil film 'Jailer 2', starring Superstar Rajinikanth, at a private film studio here, police said.
The deceased has been identified as Karthikeyan.
The incident occurred at the venue in Panaiyur. According to preliminary reports, Karthikeyan suffered a fatal electric shock while engaging in art direction work, erecting a house-like set for the movie's shooting, police said
Kanathur police said FIR is yet to be filed, but further investigations are underway to determine the circumstances that led to the electrical leak.
