Shashi Tharoor rejected speculation of leaving the Congress after criticism over his presence at President Putin’s state banquet. While AICC leaders expressed displeasure, Tharoor said he attended in his official capacity and remains focused on serving his constituency.

Thiruvananthapuram/New Delhi: Shashi Tharoor’s presence at the state banquet hosted for visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin has reopened long-simmering tensions between the Thiruvananthapuram MP and the Congress high command, giving the BJP-led NDA government yet another opportunity to widen the rift. However, according to NDTV, the veteran Congress leader seems to be in no mood as yet to break ties with his party, despite everything.

In an exclusive conversation with NDTV, during which the Thiruvananthapuram MP wa

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