Thiruvananthapuram:
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Saturday defended his praise for Prime Minister Narendra Modi after his meeting with US President Donald Trump and said that he spoke in mind the interests of India and “We always always spoke Can not only talk in context. ” Speaking to reporters, Tharoor said that Modi’s American visit had achieved some positive results for Indian people.
He also said that Modi to meet Trump after fulfilling India’s growing importance on the global stage after being the fourth world leader to meet Trump.
At the same time, he reported that the journey unanswered some questions, such as how illegal immigrants were not returned in India were not addressed.
Thiruvananthapuram Congress MP Tharoor said, “Did PM Modi take it behind the closed doors? In diplomacy, everything is not kept public in public.”
Welcoming the agreement to hold trade and tariff negotiations over the next nine months, Tharoor Remarks, “IT’s far better than washington hastily and unilaterally IMPOing Tariffs on Us Xports. I cannot only talk about the interests of the party as an Indian. Tharoor insisted that as an elected MP representing Thiruvananthapuram, he as a responsible stakeholder in Indian democracy and those people Speaks on the side who have trusted them to use their decisions and speak on some issues fairly and independently.
“In this particular case, I am only speaking in the national interest,” he said.
Tharoor further said that during his 16 -year political career, his approach remains constant; Regardless of the party in power, to accept and praise good governance, while criticizing even if necessary.
“When someone in the government, whether from the Congress or any other party, does something right, it should be accepted and praised. When they do something wrong, it should be criticized,” he said .
“I have both praised and I have criticized. In fairness, I make my stance the basis on facts. I believe there is the right approach.” He said that constantly praising or criticizing the government would reduce their credibility.
“If I praised me all the time, no one takes me seriously. If I criticized all the time, no one would take me seriously,” he explained.
Tharoor also criticized the tendency of political parties to oppose each other.
He said, “The real problem arises when the opposition believes that whatever the government does is wrong, and when the government believes that everything is wrong,” he said.
He said, “Something has to be given and taken in democracy.”
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