New Delhi: Former Congress spokesperson and MP from Thiruvananthapuram, was quick to reply to All India Congress Committee’s decision to sack him.
In a statement, he said, “I have seen the press release issued by the AICC and, as a loyal worker of the Congress Party, accept the decision of the Party President to relieve me of my responsibilities as a Spokesman.”
The move to remove Tharoor as the party spokesperson comes after he received flak for praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Tharoor even accepted Modi’s invitation to take up the ‘Swaccha Bharat Challenge’ that he launched on October 2.
Clarifying that he will not be quitting the party as of now, Tharoor added, “I am in politics to serve the people of India, and my constituency, Thiruvananthapuram, through my service to the Congress Party. This I have always done with utmost sincerity and commitment and I will continue to do so.”
He concluded his statement saying “While I have not yet seen the KPCC complaint referred to, and while I would have welcomed an opportunity to respond to it and draw the attention of the AICC leadership to the full range of my statements and writings on contemporary political issues, I am now treating this matter as closed and have no further comment to make.”
Read his full statement here:
