Congress MP Shashi Tharoor from Thiruvananthapuram has skipped yet another party meeting this time, chaired by Rahul Gandhi.
According to sources in the party, Throor has already informed them of his unavailability.
Another senior Congress leader and Chandigarh MP Manish Tiwari was also absent from the meeting.
Tharoor was attending an event hosted by the Prabha Khaitan Foundation in Kolkata last night. He also explained on X that he was in the city for a wedding of along longtime aide and the birthday of his sister.
I’m in Kolkata today for the wedding of my long-term aide John Koshy, and the birthday of my sister @SmitaTharoor . In between we are squeezing in a literary conversation with @TedhiLakeer as well! All welcome: pic.twitter.com/yhNy4UeCVq — Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiThar

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