Shashi Tharoor on Gajendra Singh Shekhawat: Former President of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf died on Sunday (February 5) in a Dubai hospital after a prolonged illness. Many Indian leaders expressed grief over the death of Pervez Musharraf. At the same time, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor tweeted praising Pervez Musharraf, which he faced opposition on social media. Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat also expressed his displeasure over Shashi Tharoor’s tweet, on which the Congress leader has now retaliated.
Responding to Gajendra Shekhawat’s response, Shashi Tharoor said, he (Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat) does not need to teach me about history. The BJP government had held talks with Pakistan to restore peace after 4 years of the Kargil war. He further said, in 2004 Vajpayee-Musharraf also issued a joint statement by joining hands. He (Musharraf) was one of our biggest enemies but after that for about 4 years he made many efforts for a solution with India.
BJP has no other issue – Shashi Tharoor
Shashi Tharoor further said, that’s why I remembered all this, when someone dies, we remember all the bad and good things about him. Making it a controversy shows that BJP does not have any other issue.
BJP leader Shahzad Poonawala also expressed anger
In fact, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor condoled the death of Pervez Musharraf and said, Musharraf, who was once a staunch enemy of India, had become a real force for peace between 2002-2007. Regarding this statement of Shashi Tharoor, BJP leader Shahzad Poonawalla also condemned Congress and Shashi Tharoor.
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