Shashi Tharoor Statements
Shashi Tharoor - Latest statements from the press
Indian politician, diplomat, author
“ That's the sense in which I intended it. But I do regret the choice of a word that could be so easily misinterpreted,
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‘For those fulminating in outrage’: Shashi Tharoor clarifies ‘drama’…
“ For all those fulminating in outrage about my use of the word 'drama' in my first tweet from Nepal, the word does not only mean something theatrical,
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Shashi Tharoor addresses backlash over using the word ‘drama’ in Nepal…
“ With the India-EU FTA now concluded, there is much to look forward to,
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Shashi Tharoor meets EU ambassador Herve Delphin, discusses India-EU…
“ A pleasure to receive a visit from Herve Delphin, @EUAmbIndia, ahead of his next assignment. We discussed the mood in Europe, the conflicts confronting the continent and the growing India-EU…
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Shashi Tharoor meets EU ambassador Herve Delphin, discusses India-EU…
“ The National Song in full takes 3 minutes and 10 seconds. Tamil Nadu has just decided that both will be preceded by the State Song in Tamil for another 2 minutes. Do we really expect audiences to…
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Zealots appear to have overlooked human nature: Tharoor slams Govt’s…
“ Do we really expect audiences to stand still and respectfully for six minutes before and after every function, a total of 12 extra minutes?
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‘Can respect be legislated?’: Tharoor’s ‘12 minutes’ question as new…
“ But the temple of our democracy is a place where you go for prayer in the form of argument, debate and reasoned thinking,
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Is the Opposition shooting itself in the foot by disrupting…
“ There is no problem with all sorts of political demonstrations, dharnas, hartals, gheraos, sloganeering, whatever. All those are legal, constitutional and permitted in our democratic framework,
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Is the Opposition shooting itself in the foot by disrupting…
“ Did we fail to listen? Did we fail to tap into the old cliché of having our finger on the pulse of the people? Was our finger missing from the pulse of Gen Z. That's something we really need to…
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‘May appease BJP, avoid’: KC Venugopal on Shashi Tharoor’s remarks on…
“ Issues taken up by the CJP at Jantar Mantar had been taken up by us earlier. We had the ‘Chhatron ki Goonj’ thing where Rahul Gandhi was addressing students about the paper leaks,
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‘Need to check where we failed’: Tharoor says Cong’s paper leak…
“ You have awakened the conscience of the nation; that is what a fast is meant to do,
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Congress urges activist Sonam Wangchuk to end hunger strike
“ To Shri Sonam Wangchuk-ji, my heartfelt appeal: please end your fast. You have awakened the conscience of the nation; that is what a fast is meant to do. India needs your voice for the long road…
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I’m not in good shape: Sonam Wangchuk enters day 19 of indefinite…