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Shashi Tharoor urges for India cleansed of bigotry
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IBNS) After he received flak from his own party's Kerala unit for praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Clean India campaign under which he was chosen by the PM to take the idea forward with his own contribution, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor urged Modi to turn India into a land free from divisiveness and intolerance.
"As my #GandhiTweets indicate, the Mahatma stood not only for physical cleanliness but for cleanliness of mind, heart, soul, spirit. I therefore urge @PMOIndia to also work for an India cleansed of bigotry, hatred, intolerance& divisiveness,an India that is truly clean," tweeted Tharoor.
Earlier he refuted being pro-Modi in any way and had tweeted: "Being receptive to specific statements or actions of BJP leaders does not remotely imply acceptance of the party's core Hindutva agenda. Such comments ignore my extensive criticisms of BJP government, which are all a matter of record and which far outweigh positive points."
He said he was astonished by the charges that he was pro BJP since he is a strong votary of India's pluralism.
Kerala Congress president V M Sudheeran earlier slammed Tharoor saying that it was Congress which sent him to Parliament and so hence should not go against the party line.
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