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Shashi Tharoor, India’s maverick diplomat-politician, inches closer to Modi’s BJP
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Senior member of the Indian National Congress Shashi Tharoor speaking during an interview in New Delhi, on July 3, 2024.
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SINGAPORE – It is no secret that India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi would welcome Dr Shashi Tharoor in his corner.
The affable Congress politician, an opposition stalwart with nationwide popularity exceeded perhaps only by a handful of public figures, including Mr Modi himself, would be an asset to any political party – especially one like the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), whose popularity suffered a hit in the last parliamentary polls.
