"BJP Blamed Rahul Gandhi For Something He Hasn't Said": Shashi Tharoor
NDTV
At no point did Mr Gandhi call foreign countries to intervene in India's democracy, the former Union minister asserted.
Amid a raging row over Rahul Gandhi's remarks made in the UK, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor asserted on Friday that the former party chief at no point called on foreign countries to intervene in India's democracy, and there was nothing remotely anti-national about his comments.
Mr Gandhi's remarks during his recent trip to the United Kingdom have rocked the parliament, with both houses failing to transact any significant business on the first five days of the budget session's second half.
Speaking at the India Today Conclave here on the row over Rahul Gandhi's remarks, Mr Tharoor wondered whether it was the most important issue confronting the parliament, and called for moving on beyond "all this tu tu main main" and focus on the problems facing the country.
Asked about the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) demand for an apology from Mr Gandhi over his comments, the MP from Thiruvananthapuram said he does not think the former Congress chief has got anything to apologise for.
