New Delhi: With his birthday greetings for L K Advani coming under criticism, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Sunday said reducing the veteran BJP leader’s long years of service to one episode, however significant, is unfair.

Tharoor also said that when the totality of Jawaharlal Nehru’s career cannot be judged by the China setback and Indira Gandhi’s by the Emergency alone, he believes “we should extend the same courtesy to Advaniji”.

It started with Tharoor wishing Advani on his birthday on Saturday.

“Wishing the venerable Shri L.K. Advani a very happy 98th birthday! His unwavering commitment to public service, his modesty & decency, and his role in shaping the trajectory of modern India are indelible,” the Congress leader said on X.

The Thiruvananthapuram MP described Advani as

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