Shashi Tharoor Opts Out Of Gujarat Campaign, Was Excluded From Key List

Shashi Tharoor was invited by the Congress' student body to campaign in Gujarat, but he dropped out, sources said.

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has opted out of the party's campaign in Gujarat for next month's election, reportedly after being excluded from the list of the party's star campaigners.

Shashi Tharoor was invited by the Congress' student body to campaign in Gujarat, but he dropped out, sources said.

The Congress has denied sidelining Mr Tharoor, who ran for Congress president but predictably lost to the Gandhis-backed Mallikarjun Kharge.

Mr Tharoor was "never on the star campaigners' list earlier", party sources said.