Shashi Tharoor said that he only learned about the award while he was in Kerala on Tuesday.

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday issued a clarification on receiving ‘Veer Savarkar Award’ and said that he only learned about it while he was in Kerala yesterday.

Tharoor said that he was neither aware of the award nor had he accepted it, adding that there is no question of him attending the ceremony on Delhi on Wednesday.

Tharoor also said that he came to know that he has been awarded this accolade through media reports and that it was “irresponsible” of the organisers to announce his name without having agreed to receive it.

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