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We are Gandhiwadi, no place for 2-nation theory: KC Tyagi on Shashi Tharoo
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 27 (ANI): Janata Dal (United) Secretary-General KC Tyagi on Monday said that he and his party are Gandhiwadi (followers of Mahatma Gandhi) and believe that Hindus and Muslims and peacefully co-exist. He remarks came in response to a media query about Congress leader Sh
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Jinnah's victory is complete if CAA leads to NRC, says Shashi Tharoor
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], Jan 26 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Sunday said that Pakistan's founding father Muhammad Ali Jinnah's victory will be completed if the Citizenship (Amendment) Act leads to the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in which a large section of th
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Savarkar was first advocate of two-nation theory, says Shashi Tharoor
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], Jan 25 (ANI): Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Saturday termed VD Savarkar the first advocate of the two-nation theory as he proposed the idea three years ahead of Muslim League passing the Pakistan resolution.
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Delhi court to hear Shashi Tharoor's application in Sunanda Pushkar death
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 21 (ANI): The Rouse Avenue Court on Wednesday will hear Congress leader Shashi Tharoor's application demanding that tweets of his late wife Sunanda Pushkar be put on record.
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Muslim would be asked documents to prove their nationality, says Shashi Th
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Kozhikode (Kerala) [India], Jan 19 (ANI): Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said here that the ongoing protests in the country over the citizenship law could be defused if Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister assure that they would "drop the idea of the National Register of Citizens
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First time religious test introduced into definition of Indian citizenship
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 13 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Sunday said that passage of the Citizenship Amendment Act is the first time a religious test has been introduced into the definition of Indian citizenship.
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JNU, Jamia students need our support, says Cong leader Shashi Tharoor
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 12 (ANI): It is important to understand that students need our support, said Congress MP and former Union Minister Shashi Tharoor on Sunday while expressing solidarity with the students of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and the Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI).
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On whose orders Kejriwal is maintaining silence on JNU violence, questions
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 10 (ANI): Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday launched an attack on Arvind Kejriwal accusing him of staying silent on the issue of violence in Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus and questioned Delhi Chief Minister on whose orders he is not standing up for c
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Tharoor to clarify his non-appearance in court in 'women defamation' case
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 22 (ANI): After an arrest warrant was issued against him for not appearing before Trivandrum court in a hearing related to "defamatory statement against Nair women" in his book, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Sunday said that he will approach the court on Monday to
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Tharoor posts distorted map of India, gets trolled, deletes tweet
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 21 (ANI): Twiterrati heavily trolled senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor for sharing a 'distorted' map of India, which portrayed the nation without its northern-most territory, following which the Thiruvananthapuram MP deleted his Tweet and rectified it.
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No question of refusing Sahitya Akademi award: Shashi Tharoor
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Trivandrum (Kerala) [India] Dec 18 (ANI): On winning the prestigious award for his book 'An Era of Darkness' in a non-fiction category in English language, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday said that "there is no question of refusing the Sahitya Akademi award."
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BJP government thinks like Jinnah, says Shashi Tharoor on Citizen (Amendme
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 9 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Monday slammed the BJP-led central government for introducing the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in the Lok Sabha and said that this government thinks like Muhammad Ali Jinnah, who is credited for the creation of Pakistan
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