"You'll See The Support": Shashi Tharoor, Running For Congress President
NDTV
Congress President: Shashi Tharoor said he was interested in fighting the Congress president poll but the picture will be clearer only after the last date for submitting nomination papers.
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Monday claimed he has the support of party workers from across the country for his bid to fight the AICC president polls. Amid uncertainty over Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot's candidature for the top party post, Mr Tharoor also met Rahul Gandhi on the sidelines of Bharat Jodo Yatra at Pattambi in Palakkad in north Kerala. Mr Tharoor said it was a courtesy call as Mr Gandhi was in his home district.
"You will see the support I enjoy when I submit my nomination paper. I will be in the fray if I get support from party workers from the majority of the states. So many people from different parts of the country have requested me to be in the fray," Mr Tharoor told reporters, reacting to a query on his candidature for the Congress president's post.
Mr Tharoor said he was interested in fighting the poll but the picture will be clearer only after September 30, the last date for submitting nomination papers.
The Thiruvananthapuram MP, who got the nomination form for the poll collected from the Congress headquarters last Saturday, said a candidate should fight the polls with confidence.
