Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge, Leaders of the Opposition in both Houses of Parliament, were not invited to the dinner hosted for Russian President Vladimir Putin at the President’s residence on Friday, though Congress MP Shashi Tharoor was.

This comes a day after Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi alleged the Modi government is going against “tradition” and doesn’t want him or a representative of the Opposition to meet Vladimir Putin because of its “insecurity”.

Putin is on a two-day visit to India for annual summit talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Sources in the Congress confirmed to The Indian Express that Rahul Gandhi and Rajya Sabha Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge were not invited to the dinner being hosted at President Droupadi Murmu’s res

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