Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, in an article for an international publication, took a dig at India’s dynastic political culture, calling it a serious threat to the country’s democracy. He asserted that it was high time India replaced dynasty with meritocracy.

"When political power is determined by lineage rather than ability, commitment or grassroots engagement, the quality of governance suffers. Drawing from a smaller talent pool is never advantageous, but it is especially problematic when candidates' main qualification is their surname,” Tharoor said in his article called 'Indian Politics Are a Family Business' in Project Syndicate.

He added, "It is high time India traded dynasty for meritocracy. This would require fundamental reforms, from imposing legally mandated term limits to req

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