Will tell you in 3 weeks if I’ll contest Congress polls: Shashi Tharoor | India News
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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday said he is not ready to rule out whether he is in the fray for the election to the AICC president’s post. “In another three weeks, everything will be clear. I can give you clarity on this only then. I’m not ready to comment more on this now,” he said.
“I will not say whether I am contesting or not. I say that election is always good in a democratic party,” he said. Tharoor also said already the Gandhi family has made it clear that none from their family will be contesting. It is good to have a president from outside the Gandhi family, he said.
Speculations are rife that Tharoor will be in the fray if none from the Gandhi family is contesting and Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot is fielded as the nominee of the Gandhi family. In a recent article that he wrote in a vernacular daily, Tharoor had said there should be a free and fair poll in the party. He had also suggested that instead of nominations, CWC members should also be elected.
AICC member Jairam Ramesh said the AICC election schedule has been fixed and anyone can contest the elections in the party. “On October 17, we will have a new president for the party. Whoever wants to contest can contest in the election. Congress is a democratic party,” he said.
“I will not say whether I am contesting or not. I say that election is always good in a democratic party,” he said. Tharoor also said already the Gandhi family has made it clear that none from their family will be contesting. It is good to have a president from outside the Gandhi family, he said.
Speculations are rife that Tharoor will be in the fray if none from the Gandhi family is contesting and Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot is fielded as the nominee of the Gandhi family. In a recent article that he wrote in a vernacular daily, Tharoor had said there should be a free and fair poll in the party. He had also suggested that instead of nominations, CWC members should also be elected.
AICC member Jairam Ramesh said the AICC election schedule has been fixed and anyone can contest the elections in the party. “On October 17, we will have a new president for the party. Whoever wants to contest can contest in the election. Congress is a democratic party,” he said.
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