"Shocked, Dismayed": Shashi Tharoor On Serial Blasts At Kerala Prayer Meet
NDTV
The Thiruvananthapuram MP said to see his state falling prey to the "mentality of killing and destruction was tragic".
Expressing shock over the twin explosions that took place at a convention centre in Kerala, leaving one dead and several injured, Congress leader Sashi Tharoor on Sunday condemned the incident and demanded swift police action in the matter.
The Thiruvananthapuram MP said to see his state falling prey to the "mentality of killing and destruction was tragic".
"Shocked and dismayed by the news of a bomb attack on a religious gathering in Kerala. I condemn it unreservedly & demand swift police action. But that's not enough. To see my state falling prey to the mentality of killing and destruction is tragic. I urge all religious leaders to unite in condemning such barbarism & teaching their followers that violence achieves nothing but more violence," Mr Tharoor, the Thiruvananthapuram MP, posted from his official handle on X.