No action against Tharoor, explanation satisfactory, says Mullappally

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: KPCC leadership decided not to take action against Shashi Tharoor MP for heaping praises on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The KPCC had earlier sought an explanation from him. KPCC chief Mullappally Ramachandran had earlier mentioned that steps will be taken against him after handing over the explanation to the high command. However, Tharoor in his explanation claimed that he had not praised Modi and that he is a staunch critic of the prime minister.

Following his explanation, the congress leaders were active in discussions in the social media supporting and criticizing him. However, many leaders of the allied parties were of the view that the incident should not be made worse. Following that, the KPCC decided to take no action.