Published 14:14 IST, August 23rd 2019

Congress divided? Shashi Tharoor echoes Ramesh & Singhvi's Modi praise

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has echoed Jairam Ramesh and Abhishek Manu Singhvi in praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi - a trend that appears to be catching

Reported by: Monica Aggarwal
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It appears that Congress leer Jairam Ramesh's remarks lauding PM Modi's developmental work has w got backing of an ever-expanding array of netas from party, with Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor joining league in praising Prime Minister. Responding to a tweet on matter, Tharoor said that he has argued for six years that PM Modi should be praised whenever he says or does right thing, ding that it would d credibility to criticism whenever Prime Minister would err. Shashi Tharoor went on to welcome or Opposition and Congress leers to share ir views on a matter for which he was "excoriated" at time. 

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Jairam Ramesh praises PM Modi

This statement from Shashi Tharoor has come in light of remarks me by Congress MP heaping praises at PM Modi, saying that it is time Opposition recognises work done by Prime Minister. Speaking at an event, Jairam Ramesh h warned Opposition leers. He h said that PM Modi's governance model is t a "complete negative story". Jairam Ramesh h ded that t recognising Modi's work and demonising him all time is t going to help.

"He (PM Modi) talks in a langu that connects him with people. Unless we recognize that he is doing things which people recognise and which have t been done in past, we are t going to be able to confront this guy. In 2019, all of us in political discourse me fun of one or two of his programmes. But it has turned out in all electoral studies that PMUJ is one single program which has been able to connect him with crores and crores of women and given him political traction which he didn't have in 2014," said Congress leer.

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Congress leers laud Modi

Earlier, or Congress leers responded to statement me by Jairam Ramesh. Senior Congress leer and spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi took to Twitter and praised PM Modi's Ujjwala scheme. He said Ujjawal scheme is among  good deeds. Agreeing with Ramesh, Singhvi also said that always demonising PM Modi is "wrong".

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BJP reacts to Congress leers hailing Modi

BJP leer Amit Malviya took to Twitter and said that with  long arms of law catching with Sonia Gandhi supporters and Congress leers, party leers have switched ir gears and hailed PM Modi. From Shashi Tharoor to Jairam Ramesh and Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Congress leers appear to have change ir tunes and sing praises for Prime Minister Modi, Amit Malviya said in his tweet.

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