‘When National Interest Is Involved...’: Shashi Tharoor’s 1st Reaction On Getting Key In Centre's Diplomatic Outreach After Operation Sindoor
New Delhi: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Saturday accepted the Centre’s invitation to lead one of the seven all-party delegations to foreign countries to India’s stance on Pakistan-backed terrorism. Tharoor said that he is honoured to lead the delegation to five key capitals.
“I am honoured by the invitation of the government of India to lead an all-party delegation to five key capitals, to present our nation’s point of view on recent events. When national interest is involved, and my services are required, I will not be found wanting,” the Congress MP said in his X post.
Shashi Tharoor's X Post:
The Narendra Modi government has launched a diplomatic outreach initiative after the success of Operation Sindoor.
For the unversed, Tharoor held various key positions at the United Nations. The Congress MP served as Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information. He also contested for the position of UN Secretary-General in 2006. However, he lost to Ban Ki-moon.
On Saturday, the Centre announced the names of the parliamentarians who will lead seven all-party delegations to brief key foreign governments on Operation Sindoor and the recent military conflict between India and Pakistan.
These delegations will carry India’s "strong message" of "zero-tolerance" against terrorism. Kiren Rijiju made the announcement in this regard on his X handle. Apart from Tharoor, other parliamentarians who will lead these delegations are - Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) MP Supriya Sule, DMK MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi, Shrikant Shinde of the Shiv Sena, Ravi Shankar Prasad, Baijayant Panda of the Bharatiya Janata Party and Sanjay Kumar Jha of the JDU.
The 10-day diplomatic mission will reportedly commence on May 23.
Notably, on the intervening night of May 6 and 7, India launched Operation Sindoor targeting terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK). The operation was launched to avenge the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, in which 26 innocent civilians were killed.
After India’s precision trikes, Pakistan tried to target civilian and military installations by using drones and missiles. However, the Indian air defence system thwarted the attack. In response, India hit several Pakistan Air Force bases. On May 10, both countries agreed to a ceasefire.
During his address to the nation after the success of Operation Sindoor, Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave a stern warning to Pakistan.
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