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Tharoor gets praise from Modi for Oxford address
New Delhi, July 23
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor
was on Thursday singled out for praise by Prime Minister Narendra Modi
for his much-applauded address at Oxford Union - something that could
rile his fellow Congress party colleagues.
"What Shashi ji said
has now gone viral on Youtube," Modi said at the inauguration of the
Speaker's Research Initiative for Parliamentarians at the Parliament
House complex here.
Tharoor has drawn much praise for his
spirited argument at Oxford Union debate, demanding reparation payments
by Britain to India for its 200-year colonial rule, which, he said, led
to the crumbling of India's economy.
Modi said Tharoor's speech reflects the expressiveness of an Indian citizen.
Tharoor, who was seated in the room, acknowledged the praise with a smile.
Later, he told reporters that he feels honoured at the praise from the prime minister.
Tharoor
has been under attack from party colleagues for some of his comments
commending the prime minister's initiatives. He had also been invited by
Modi to join his Swachch Bharat mission.
On Wednesday, the
Congress leader was reportedly ticked off by party chief Sonia Gandhi
for not being in favour of stalling parliament proceedings to demand
resignations of BJP ministers and chief ministers accused of corruption
and immorality.