Congress Presidential polls: Shashi Tharoor's call for contest with 'several candidates' sparks his candidacy buzz

Congress MP from Thiruvananthapuram Shashi Tharoor has created a buzz about declaring his candidacy as he called for a contest with 'several candidates' for the upcoming party presidential elections.

Congress party is all set to elect to new president on October 17 and the party is most likely to see a contest this time. Congress MP from Thiruvananthapuram Shashi Tharoor has created a buzz about declaring his candidacy as he called for a contest with 'several candidates'.

In an article he wrote for the Malayalam daily, 'Mathrubhumi', Congress MP said that electing a fresh president is a start towards the revitalization the party badly needs.

Tharoor drew a comparison to the ongoing leadership race in the British Conservative Party and said a similar scenario for the Congress would “increase the national interest in the party and galvanise more voters towards the Congress party once again.”

In the article, the Congress leader called for a 'free and fair' election. He said ideally the party should have announced elections also for the dozen seats on the CWC itself which are supposed to be elected.

"We have seen global interest in the British Conservative Party during their recent leadership race, a phenomenon we have already witnessed in 2019, when a dozen candidates contested to replace Theresa May and Boris Johnson emerged on top," he wrote in the article.

"Replicating a similar scenario for the Congress will similarly increase the national interest in the party and galvanise more voters towards the Congress party once again. For this reason I hope that several candidates come forward to present themselves for consideration. Putting forward their visions for the party and the nation will surely stir public interest", Tharoor wrote in the article.

While the Congress MP is yet to make a direct comment on the speculations, his interview with the New Indian Express suggests a different story.