Congress leader Shashi Tharoor Congress leader Shashi TharoorWITH RUMOURS about Congress leader Shashi Tharoor’s future floating again, the former MoS for External Affairs clarified on Twitter that he is not joining the saffron brigade. Tharoor, who heads the parliamentary standing committee on external affairs, said he has spoken in favour of a pluralist India, and it does not match BJP’s ideology. Posting of ChoiceBEING A close aide to the External Affairs Minister has its perks. So, when External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj’s office director, Vipul, had to choose his posting, he got what he wanted. Last week, for example, the collegium of the Bombay High Court recommended just one name for elevation to the bench.

Source: Indian Express April 09, 2017 20:48 UTC