"Congress wants to politicise everything," says TN BJP's Thirupathy on cessation of India-Pak hostilities

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 13 (ANI): Tamil Nadu BJP vice president Narayanan Thirupathy criticised the Congress party's stance on the recent cessation of hostilities between India and Pakistan, highlighting that senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor's remarks should be taken note of by other Congress leaders.
Speaking to ANI, Thirupathy said the decision to halt escalation with Pakistan was not about external mediation but a strategic choice to avoid prolonged conflict.
"I am really surprised that Congress is not listening to what Shashi Tharoor is saying. He is a senior Congress leader and is very clear that let anybody take the credit, but India decided to have this understanding with Pakistan. We didn't want a war. It was an understanding based on our terms and conditions. But you (Congress) want to politicise everything," he said.
Tharoor had earlier emphasised that the ceasefire was in line with India's objective to target terrorism without risking further loss of lives.
The BJP leader criticised Congress for allegedly attempting to politicise the issue, urging the opposition to acknowledge the government's efforts to restore peace.
Meanwhile, on Sunday, posters featuring slogans like "Indira Hona Aasan Nahi" and "India Misses Indira" were displayed outside the Congress headquarters.
The posters come as a reminder of Indira Gandhi's strong leadership during a transformative period in India's history.
It also comes at a time India has been facing escalating tensions with Pakistan after the Pahalgam attack on April 22 that claimed the lives of 26 people.
On Saturday, Congress leader KC Venugopal recalled the former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's leadership during the 1971 Indo-Pakistani War.
In a post on X, Venugopal posted old images of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, captioning, "Being a developing country, we have our backbone straight, enough will and resources to fight all atrocities. Times have passed when any nation sitting 3-4 thousand miles away could give orders to Indians. India misses Indira Gandhi ji today!"
Congress leader Pawan Khera also posted images of former PM on X and captioned it, "India misses Indira."
Congress leader Ashok Gehlot also posted old images of the former PM on Facebook, captioning, "Indira Ji, today the whole country is remembering you..."
Hours after it agreed to stop all firing and military action on land, in the air and sea, following a call its DGMO made to his Indian counterpart, reports came of Pakistan violating the cessation of hostilities with India's air defence intercepting Pakistani drones amid a blackout in Srinagar.
Indian Armed Forces' launch of Operation Sindoor in the early hours of May 7, targeting nine terrorist infrastructure sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (Pok). (ANI)