New Delhi: The debate on Operation Sindoor in the Lok Sabha was observed on Tuesday. Amidst all the intergestions and table-tamping, a member who was still in the headlines was Senior Congress MP Shashi Tharoor.Tharoor, who led the Operation Sindoor delegation in the US, was not on the speaker list of the Congress party. However, Thiruvananthapuram MPs still remain at the center level, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi indirectly targeted the Congress on Tharoor, which was not allowed to speak in Parliament.PM Modi said, “Some leaders were prevented from speaking in the Lok Sabha, as the Congress was effectively put on the world’s platform at India’s stand.”When asked about the PM’s comment, Parliament was postponed for the day, Tharoor said: “I am not speaking on this subject or not commenting on it.”On Monday, Tharoor replied with just one word, avoiding media questions on Operation Sindoor. Silent.Under the Operation Sindoor launched on 7 May, India killed major terrorist camps in Pakistan. Tharur led a diplomatic delegation in many countries and many countries of the US to gain international support. However, the strong support for Tharoor’s government’s stance promoted friction within the Congress party. His public alignment with Operation Sindoor led the party high command to lead internal criticism and pushbacks, which was further intensified by his cryptic social media posts seen as indirect jobs.His vocal support of the Center’s action post-Pahalgam has deepened the rift with the leadership of the party, castinging uncertainty on his role in the discussion.Did Shashi Tharoor get a chance to speak on Operation Sindoor? Tharoor allegedly rejected the Congress party’s proposal during a significant discussion in the Lok Sabha, sources told the news agency PTI. According to senior leaders, Tharoor was approached by Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi and K Suresh, who inquired if he wanted to participate in the debate. “It is a practice that senior leaders are asked if they are interested in speaking on a major issue,” an executive officer of the Congress told the agency.
