Congress leader Shashi Tharoor stoked a fresh controversy wondering whether the "Talibanisation of Hinduism" has started, days after the walls of his office in Kerala were defaced over his remark that the BJP will pave the way for a "Hindu Pakistan" if voted to power again.
The Congress today again reiterated that party leaders need to be careful about their language while making statements.
"We have already clearly clarified our position. Whenever party leaders are speaking, they should be very careful about their language. That already has been stated. That is still there," Congress leader K C Venugopal told reporters when asked about Tharoor's remarks.
Tharoor, while addressing workers of Kerala's opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) at a protest march against alleged neglect of the state by the Centre yesterday, said, "They are asking me to go to Pakistan. Who has given them the right to decide that I am not a Hindu like them and so I cannot live in India?"
Tharoor, while speaking to reporters outside Parliament today, defended his remarks and slammed those asking him to go to Pakistan saying, "I am a citizen of this country, I have a right to voice my opinion as the representative of the people."
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