Tharoor claimed that Chandrasekhar was offering money to voters and religious leaders in exchange for votes
Tharoor had scored a hat-trick in the 2019 general elections with a margin of 99,989 votes over his nearest rival
It has also contended that the Congress MP's statements were in violation of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC)
While filing his nomination, Rajeev Chandrasekhar declared assets valued at Rs 14.4 crore while also acknowledging liabilities of nearly Rs 19.42 crore
The Congress had on Tuesday said that after Anantkumar Hegde, another leader of the ruling BJP, Jyoti Mirdha, openly said that the party's aim is to change the Constitution
He scored a hat-trick in the 2019 general election by securing a margin of 99,989 votes over his nearest rival
Which specific person they will choose to be the prime minister is a secondary consideration, the Congress Working Committee member said
Tharoor, who has been representing Thiruvananthapuram for the past 15 years in the Lok Sabha, is eyeing a record fourth term
"They make promises left, right and center and they never fulfil them. That is the BJP's track record. Why should we trust any new promises from this party," Tharoor asked
BJP has been wooing the Christian community, with the Prime Minister himself having met Christian religious leaders from the state multiple times, both in Delhi and Kerala, during his visit there
Shashi Tharoor was given the honour, also called 'Knight of the Legion of Honour' by Gerard Larcher, Chairman of the French Senate, on behalf of the President of the French Republic in New Delhi
While responding to a question on the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, Tharoor said that the public must not vote solely based on the construction of a temple but should focus on other development factor
He said that under the guise of majority, the country is turning into an "electoral dictatorship" from an electoral democracy
'Word of the day! Definition of snollygoster US dialect: a shrewd, unprincipled politician. First Known Use: 1845. Most recent use: 26/7/17,' Tharoor had tweeted in 2017
Tharoor said that Modi contested and won in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls in the name of development and in 2019 in the name of national security by ordering surgical strikes on Pakistan
He also said that at present, Tharoor's presence in the Lok Sabha constituency was only nominal and that would adversely affect his prospects
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Tharoor said media in India largely had a "cavalier attitude towards facts" and was "reluctant to issue corrections".
General elections 2024: In 2024, the BJP will now revert to its core message and offer Narendra Modi to the nation as a Hindu Hriday Samrat, said Congress leader Shashi Tharoor
Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a Congress programme here on Thursday, Tharoor, however, said there was no finality about it since it is politics