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Veteran Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, in a post on X, said that a journalist had recently asked him to identify an individual who is the alternative to PM Modi...
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday said the question of an alternative to Prime Minister Narendra Modi was "irrelevant" in the parliamentary system and protecting "our democracy and diversity" should come first..
Tharoor, who has been re-nominated by the Congress from Thiruvananthapuram, said the voters do not elect an individual, but a party or coalition of parties...
We are not electing an individual (as in a presidential system), but a party, or coalition of parties, that represents a set of principles and convictions that are invaluable to preserve India's diversity, pluralism and inclusive growth," the veteran Congress MP said.. Tharoor said the alternative to Modi was a "group of experienced, capable and diverse leaders" who would be responsive to people's problems and not "driven by ego"...
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