As expected, Mallikarjun Kharge, who contested the Congress president election with the support of the high command, won by a huge margin. Many guessed that Shashi Tharoor, who was the opposing candidate would lose miserably, but that did not happen. Tharoor is actually the winner even though he is in the second position by the number of votes. He put up a fight that was against the expectations. The number of votes he got shows that there are people in the Congress who do not think that the party is only limited to the Gandhi family. With the support of so many people, he gave a strong reply to those who said that he has no legacy and is just a trainee.

The truth is that the Congress, including the leaders, has not yet understood that the BJP is gaining strength by the minute and the Congress is in a state of utter ruin with no one to contest in the states that were their forte. Neither Rahul Gandhi nor Sonia Gandhi can even come close to standing with the Modi-Amit Shah duo. Many Congress leaders, who have the support of the people, jumped the other way and joined the BJP. It became clear in the recent UP elections that Priyanka Gandhi, who was presented with a lot of expectations, won't stand a chance against the saffron party. The Congress leaders still haven't realized that the time has passed to change their outdated tactics.

Rahul is the leader not Kharge
With Kharge's victory, it has now been said without saying that even though he holds no positions in the party, Rahul himself will continue to lead the Congress. No one expects any intervention from Kharge, who has always wanted the title of confidant of the Gandhi family. But if Tharoor had been the president, there would have been at least a little hope. Unlike Kharge, Tharoor has a voice of his own. And the whole world will notice. Tharoor is aptly described as a strong-willed politician. He contested to become the Secretary General of the United Nations, and although he had many other possibilities, he left them all and joined politics. It must be with a clear purpose. Since he has made the Congress leadership aware that he has so much support, there is no changing the game and the playing field.

He has a sense of where his roots are and who he is. Tharoor has friends in almost every part of the world. He proves that he is not a person confined to the narrow boundaries of nationalism through the epithet global citizen. He also clearly states that he will always be an Indian.

A lost opportunity

Today's India means Modi. BJP has deliberately created that image all over the world. Tharoor was the only leader that the Congress could field to oppose and destroy this. Sangh Parivar organizations including the BJP don't want Tharoor to become the Congress president. The attitude of the Congress High Command aligned with their wish. One cannot blame those who doubt that this position will strengthen the BJP, which is moving with a motive of a Congress-free India to an opposition-free India. Many warn that this was another historical blunder.

Social media influencer

There are many reasons why the Congress needs someone like Tharoor in the current situation. Even the CPM, which now has power and roots only in Kerala, has strong social media platforms. This also helped them to some extent for winning a second term in Kerala. BJP has also made a strong impact among the youth through social media. But the Congress has not understood this yet. That is where Tharoor is relevant. Tharoor is also a social media king who understands the dynamics of the world very well. He has 8.4 million followers on Twitter. His oratorical skills have been evident many times in literary festivals and lecture series around the world. He contributes many new words at times and is a popular figure across politics. It is such a leader that the Congressmen, who are losing their ability to understand the pulse of the times, are trying to oppose.