Not One Of Their 바카라�Own바카라�? Shashi Tharoor바카라�s Love-Hate Relationship With Congress  

As the initial hullabaloo over the Congress presidential election gets over, Shashi Tharoor, the candidate who lost to Mallikarjun Kharge by a huge margin, said that he is not upset over the results. However, this statement of the Thiruvananthapuram MP doesn바카라�t go with his other comments over the time.  

After the results were out, Tharoor reportedly spoke to party president Sonia Gandhi and said, 바카라�it was clear from the beginning that the establishment of the party will rally behind my opponent.바카라�  

Interestingly, revealing more about the words he had with Gandhi, he said, 바카라�I spoke to Sonia Gandhi and she said that it's not surprising that most of the party members would back one of their own.,바카라� reported India Today. 

The statement of Sonia Gandhi regarding 바카라�one of their own바카라� referring to Kharge though makes it clear how Tharoor was not considered as 바카라�their own바카라�, what the Thiruvananthapuram MP has been going through amidst this is anybody바카라�s guess. 

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His addition to these comments make the state of his mind further clear- 바카라�No, I am not disappointed because I think it was very clear from the earliest moments of the campaign that the establishment, minus the rare case of a Mohsina Kidwai or a Saifuddin Soz or a few other fellow MPs, was going to rally behind him (Kharge) and that inevitably happened and I have no complaints about that.바카라�  

None of 바카라�their own바카라�, Tharoor has been struggling with the party high command since he was elected as an MP in 2009. A throwback to his relationship with the Congress party gives testimony to his love-hate relationship with the party.  

Once An Outsider Always An Outsider 

Since joining the Congress and winning the MP seat from Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala in 2009, Shashi Tharoor has been struggling with the 바카라�body politic바카라� of Indian politics. Known as an intellectual politician, Tharoor was the last person to follow the 바카라�party line바카라� without dissent.  

As per reports, while appointing the first time MP as union Minister. the then Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh told him to be cautious of the jealous colleagues within the party.  

However, for the first time the debate over Tharoor바카라�s loyalty bubbled to the surface after 2014 general elections when Tharoor said that he could see Modi 2.0 coming for his inclusive and reconciliatory statements. He took it further when he appreciated the Swachh Bharat mission and wanted to be a brand ambassador for the mission.  

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Using the opportunity, Prime Minister Modi also tagged Tharoor among the nine prominent Indians whom he called for to promote and propagate the Swachh Bharat Mission. In this context, when the Kerala Congress leaders started saying that 바카라�he writes love letters바카라� to Modi, Tharoor in an interview with NDTV said that he has been considered as a 바카라�foreign object바카라� in the body politic.  

바카라�Perhaps there's a difficulty in digesting who I am and how I conduct myself,바카라� Tharoor added during the interview. The Kerala MP nevertheless repeated his point and in reference to Modi said, 바카라�Whenever he says or does the right thing, which would add credibility to our criticisms whenever he errs.바카라�  

The tension over Tharoor바카라�s support for Modi바카라�s initiatives resulted in his removal from the position of national spokesperson of the party.  

However, to tame Tharoor was a bit difficult. Supporting the granting of 50 years바카라� lease of Thiruvananthapuram International Airport to the Adani바카라�s brought him further the ire of the high command.  

바카라�Guest Artist바카라� To 바카라�Global Citizen바카라�- Tharoor, the quintessential outsider  

When all of these were going on, came the historic letter to party president Sonia Gandhi proposing changes within the party. This letter signed by 23 senior leaders of the Congress had Tharoor바카라�s signature.  

The criticism from Kerala Congress against Tharoor was overwhelming. Rallying behind the high command, Kerala MP K Muraleedharan said that the national level leaders would decide Tharoor바카라�s fate. The author of 바카라�Why am I a Hindu바카라� was mockingly called a 바카라�global citizen바카라� in contrast to the 바카라�ordinary citizens바카라� of Congress.  

Not only that another Kerala MP from Mavelikkara, Kodikunnil Suresh called him a 바카라�guest artist바카라� who couldn바카라�t learn the 바카라�political maturity바카라� over the years. Echoing Muraleedharan바카라�s stand he added, 바카라�he (Tharoor) has not learned to conduct party or parliamentary activities within the party framework. That바카라�s why he jumps into action before thinking바카라�he may be a global citizen. He may be an intelligent and wise man. But it바카라�s clear from each of his actions that he바카라�s politically immature바카라�.as an MP of the Congress, he must show deference to the party. It바카라�s not right for him to take a different stand thinking he바카라�s a global citizen.바카라�  

No 'Silverline' for Tharoor  

While the whole Kerala Congress is united to topple the P Vijayan Government in the coming elections for he bucked the conventions and retained power for a second term, Tharoor is not ready to walk along.  

As 17 United Democratic Front MPs submitted their opposition to Vijayan바카라�s ambitious Silverline project, Tharoor denied toeing the line. Noting that he cannot criticise something without studying it in details, he excused himself.  

It brought him again to the notice of Kerala state congress president K Sudhakaran who criticised Tharoor saying: 바카라�If you are a party MP you have to follow the party line. Otherwise, you can leave the party, we have told him in clear terms.바카라�  

So, when Tharoor decided to fight for the Congress presidential elections, it was a dare he took. The initial attacks on him by the Congress leader Gourav Vallabh that the only contribution of Tharoor was to write letter to Sonia Gandhi made his fate clear. Truly, it was a contest that Tharoor lost far before he started playing the game- perhaps because he is 바카라�not their own바카라�.