Shashi Tharoor type makes waves in Congresss ballot drive

Express News Service

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: With Shashi Tharoor launching a parliament election-like marketing campaign within the Congress presidential ballot, an attention-grabbing scenario has developed in Kerala. The occasion management within the state has rallied behind the Gandhi household nominee, Mallikarjun Kharge, whereas the widespread Congress employees have thrown their weight behind the Thiruvanathapuram MP. Over the previous few days, Tharoor is everywhere in the social media with scores of individuals urging him to herald change and transparency in addition to instill younger blood within the occasion.

Though the highest Congress leaders in Kerala are placing up a courageous face, they’re surpised on the assist Tharoor is gaining on the grass-root stage, and allege it’s the handiwork of the CPM and the BJP supporters. Leader of Opposition V D Satheesan stated the large assist for Tharoor in social media is not going to mirror within the presidential polls. “Tharoor is definitely an intellectual par excellence and also an asset to the party. But what’s his Congress background? He may be having a huge fanbase in social media who incidentally are not voters in the election,” Satheesan instructed TNIE. Satheesan’s predecessor Ramesh Chennithala, who’s slated to marketing campaign for Kharge in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, has additionally challenged Tharoor’s declare that he’s the “ideal” selection for the Congress president publish.

Tharoor meets Chandy, different seniors

Chennithala instructed TNIE that he turned a Congress Working Committee chief at a really younger age after holding a number of posts, step-by-step. “Tharoor is yet to hold any post at the organisational level. So how is it possible to directly contest for the Congress president’s post? We don’t endorse his opinion that he is the ideal candidate for the president post.” he stated. Meanwhile, Tharoor met a number of senior leaders like Vakkom Purushothaman, Thennala Balakrishna Pillai and Oommen Chandy looking for their assist.

He even visited Punalur in Kollam to pay respects to former sate secretary Punalur Madhu, who died on Monday. The Congress management in Kerala claims Tharoor will safe solely 10% of the full 309 votes within the state. However, Tharoor loyalist Thampanoor Ravi stated numbers don’t matter.

“Election to the post of the Congress president is happening after 22 years. Tharoor has shown the guts to contest. There’s nothing wrong as the national leadership has been saying time and again that anyone can contest in the election which is being held democratically,” Ravi, who initially belongs to the Oommen Chandy faction, instructed TNIE. On Thursday, Tharoor is slated to fulfill occasion leaders in Chennai.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: With Shashi Tharoor launching a parliament election-like marketing campaign within the Congress presidential ballot, an attention-grabbing scenario has developed in Kerala. The occasion management within the state has rallied behind the Gandhi household nominee, Mallikarjun Kharge, whereas the widespread Congress employees have thrown their weight behind the Thiruvanathapuram MP. Over the previous few days, Tharoor is everywhere in the social media with scores of individuals urging him to herald change and transparency in addition to instill younger blood within the occasion.

Though the highest Congress leaders in Kerala are placing up a courageous face, they’re surpised on the assist Tharoor is gaining on the grass-root stage, and allege it’s the handiwork of the CPM and the BJP supporters. Leader of Opposition V D Satheesan stated the large assist for Tharoor in social media is not going to mirror within the presidential polls. “Tharoor is definitely an intellectual par excellence and also an asset to the party. But what’s his Congress background? He may be having a huge fanbase in social media who incidentally are not voters in the election,” Satheesan instructed TNIE. Satheesan’s predecessor Ramesh Chennithala, who’s slated to marketing campaign for Kharge in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, has additionally challenged Tharoor’s declare that he’s the “ideal” selection for the Congress president publish.

Tharoor meets Chandy, different seniors

Chennithala instructed TNIE that he turned a Congress Working Committee chief at a really younger age after holding a number of posts, step-by-step. “Tharoor is yet to hold any post at the organisational level. So how is it possible to directly contest for the Congress president’s post? We don’t endorse his opinion that he is the ideal candidate for the president post.” he stated. Meanwhile, Tharoor met a number of senior leaders like Vakkom Purushothaman, Thennala Balakrishna Pillai and Oommen Chandy looking for their assist.

He even visited Punalur in Kollam to pay respects to former sate secretary Punalur Madhu, who died on Monday. The Congress management in Kerala claims Tharoor will safe solely 10% of the full 309 votes within the state. However, Tharoor loyalist Thampanoor Ravi stated numbers don’t matter.

“Election to the post of the Congress president is happening after 22 years. Tharoor has shown the guts to contest. There’s nothing wrong as the national leadership has been saying time and again that anyone can contest in the election which is being held democratically,” Ravi, who initially belongs to the Oommen Chandy faction, instructed TNIE. On Thursday, Tharoor is slated to fulfill occasion leaders in Chennai.