THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: CPM leader MA Baby congratulated Shashi Tharoor who won 10 percent of the total votes despite losing in the Congress president election. In his Facebook post, MA Baby pointed out that Kharge won not because he is more capable than Shashi Tharoor or because he has a lot of support in the Congress.

'Through the election, the Gandhi family showed that no matter which leader contests the election, the party workers will only vote for the candidate supported by the Gandhi family. This election has shown that being an international diplomat, a secularist writer or an energetic politician means nothing to a Congressman. What is Shashi Tharoor planning to do next? Will he endure this humiliation and remain there? Will he come to a stronger secularism? Will he shift to politics of effectively questioning the quasi-fascist rule of the Sangh Parivar?' MA Baby wrote.