Shashi Tharoor responds to Congress snub: 'Honoured to serve nation, govt found me appropriate'

On his name not being included in the list of leaders nominated by the Congress party for the diplomatic delegations being sent abroad to present India’s stand on terrorism, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said, "The party is completely entitled to its opinion. Clearly, this being a government delegation, the government had its own opinion as to who they felt was appropriate. I must say, I’m unaware of any further contacts between the government and my party and I think you should ask those concerned. As far as I'm concerned, I was asked both in my capacity as a chairman of a Parliamentary Standing Committee dealing with these issues and my personal experience over the years in international affairs and the need for that experience and such knowledge as I may possess to be put to the service of the nation at this time."

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