Congress MP Shashi Tharoor’s praise for Prime Minister Narendra Modi has turned out to be the fresh bone of contention between the BJP and the Congress, with the ruling party at the Centre accusing Congress of issuing a “fatwa” against Tharoor after the grand old party expressed displeasure over his remarks.

Tharoor’s remarks come days after Congress’s severe drubbing at the hands of the NDA in the Bihar Assembly elections.

‘No democracy in Congress’

Defending Tharoor’s praise of PM Modi, BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla said Congress, which keeps talking about democracy in the entire country, does not have democracy in the party.

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