Shashi Tharoor's "Switching Sides" Reply To J Scindia's "Armchair" Swipe

Jyotiraditya Scindia had earlier hit back at Shashi Tharoor's posts on fliers' woes over the past couple of weeks due to flight delays and other lapses by airlines

In a scathing comeback to Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia's armchair swipe, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said the BJP leader has adopted the "Modi Government's uncaring attitude to the public" since he switched sides. 6/6 My dear @JM_Scindia, it's a pity that since switching sides you have adopted the Modi Government's uncaring attitude to the public. As @RahulGandhi said during the #BharatJodoNyayYatra, it's clear the suffering of the people is not the suffering of this Government. Crores… https://t.co/AoJsUDEG1Hpic.twitter.com/2702g5lEGx

Mr Scindia, who quit the Congress in 2020 to join the BJP, had earlier hit back at Mr Tharoor's posts on fliers' woes over the past couple of weeks due to flight delays and other lapses by airlines. Calling the Congress leader an "arm-chair critic", the minister had said sharing "selective" news articles does not count as research. He had cited data to show how the aviation sector has evolved under the Narendra Modi government.

Doubling down, Mr Tharoor posted on X this morning that he is not denying that there has been growth but is pointing out "evident shortcomings" in the government's planning and its failure to proactively tackle predictable problems.