Overview

• In Panama, Shashi Tharoor praised the Modi government’s surgical strikes, noting India first breached the Line of Control during the 2016 Uri operation
• Congress leader Udit Raj derided Tharoor as a “super spokesperson of the BJP” and accused him of denigrating the party’s military legacy
• Party media chief Pawan Khera reinforced Udit Raj’s critique by resharing his post on social media
• Union minister Kiren Rijiju and BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla defended Tharoor, challenging Congress’s commitment to national interest
• Tharoor’s selection to lead a Centre-appointed multi-party delegation on Operation Sindoor drew ire for bypassing formal Congress approval