Voters here now look for an alternative beyond the Congress and the Left Front … As an MP, Tharoor failed to bring infrastructure and investment here.”But Tharoor is a formidable rival. His persona and accomplishments have been helping add a ‘Tharoor constituency’ — comprising mostly women and youth — to the traditionally Congress base here. Therefore, they are indulging in my character assassination by spreading falsehoods," Tharoor told ET. “Kummanam Rajasekharan is a typical RSS man whose rabid communal politics will be fought back by the Left. Being a high-flying MP, Tharoor has failed to address the daily civic issues,” Divakaran said.

Source: Economic Times April 20, 2019 02:15 UTC