New Delhi: Leaders of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi were not invited to the banquet for Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted by President Droupadi Murmu but senior Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, who is at loggerheads with the Congress leadership, was.

Congress was quick to take a swipe at Tharoor for accepting the invite saying one should understand “why the game is being played” by the Modi government and one should question their own conscience and listen to it.

Only a day ago, Rahul had accused the government of ignoring tradition and not allowing a meeting between him and Putin owing to its “insecurity”. The ruling BJP had denied the allegation, saying visiting dignitaries decide on whom to meet while sharing a list of foreign leaders who met Rahul.

“There has been

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