Shashi Tharoor

2022 - 9 - 20

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Shashi Tharoor vs Ashok Gehlot for Congress president in case ... (Livemint)

Gehlot has maintained a distance from any such reports by refraining from making comments when asked whether the election would have a long-term impact on ...

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Tharoor tells Sonia he may contest party poll, Gehlot may step in if ... (The Indian Express)

Sources said Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot is still hoping that former party president Rahul Gandhi will change his mind and contest.

(Sonia took over as Congress president in 1998, and she faced a contest in 2000 when Jitendra Prasada threw his hat in the ring.) Any other leader who wants to become the Congress president, even if they have the blessings of the Gandhis, will have to fight (an election) and win. I got the signatures of those present on a resolution and am sending it to him. Some leaders said the Gandhis would like a contest to take place in the event of them not contesting. In its “unanimous” resolution, proposed by state unit chief K S Alagiri, the Tamil Nadu PCC said national politics was witnessing an “abnormal scenario” of communal politics. The petitioners have said that as Congress members, they wanted “to strengthen the party to reflect the hopes and aspirations of our nation”, and referred to the Udaipur Declaration, at the party’s Chintan Shivir on May 15. Those close to Rahul continue to insist that he is not interested in the post. We all have been in the Congress long enough to understand how these things work.” It is just that some people are trying to be more loyal than the king,” one leader said. “I welcome this petition that is being circulated by a group of young @INCIndia members, seeking constructive reforms in the party. It is seen as an attempt to send a message that the elections will be free and fair, given the fact that the G-23 leaders have been raising questions on the fairness of the process. Adding to the buzz over the possibility of his contesting the party polls, Tharoor on Monday endorsed a petition by a group of young Congress members seeking “constructive reforms” and implementation of the Udaipur Declaration in entirety, if elected. Sources said Tharoor wanted to gauge Sonia’s mind on the elections.

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Shashi Tharoor gets Sonia Gandhi's 'approval' to run for Congress ... (News Room Odisha)

New Delhi: Party sources said on Monday that interim Congress chief Sonia Gandhi has hinted that she does not have any reservations against senior party ...

However, Gehlot is reportedly reluctant to leave chief ministership and move to Delhi. Meanwhile, Congress’ state units have been passing resolutions to make Rahul Gandhi the next party President, including in Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh, among others. Sonia Gandhi gave her nod shortly after meeting Tharoor and a few other Congress leaders on her return following a medical check-up abroad.

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On Shashi Tharoor-Sonia Gandhi meet, Jairam Ramesh responds ... (Hindustan Times)

Amid speculation that Shashi Tharoor may fight the Congress presidential polls, the Thiruvananthapuram MP met interim chief Sonia Gandhi earlier in the day, ...

The results will be out on October 19. Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot is being considered as a candidate for the top post favoured by the present dispensation, some reports suggest. "I welcome this petition that is being circulated by a group of young @INCIndia members, seeking constructive reforms in the Party. Any Congress member willing to contest for the party president’s post will require the support of at least 10 delegates. HT reached out to the MP but didn’t get a response immediately. “Anybody who wants to contest is free and welcome to do so.

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Shashi Tharoor to run for Congress president, gets Sonia Gandhi's ... (India Today)

It's your call. Elections will be held according to the electoral process,” Sonia Gandhi told Shashi Tharoor, sources said.

This has been the consistent position of the Congress president and Rahul Gandhi. The result will be declared two days later, on October 19. Shashi Tharoor may have just got Congress chief Sonia Gandhi’s go ahead to contest the party’s presidential polls on October 17.

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Shashi gets Sonia's nod to run for Cong president: Sources (Telegraph India)

Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor met Sonia Gandhi on Monday amid indications that he desires to contest the election for Congress president.

While some columnists and journalists have been advocating Tharoor as Congress president because of his flamboyance and oratorical skills, he has negligible support in the electoral college. This has been the consistent position of Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi. Sources said Tharoor, who was a member of the rebellious G-23, told Sonia he wanted to contest for the top post.

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Congress: सोनिया गांधी से शशि थरूर की अहम मुलाकात, कांग्रेस अध्यक्ष ... (अमर उजाला)

दिल्ली में थरूर और सोनिया गांधी के बीच अहम मुलाकात हुई है और कांग्रेस के कई नेता इस ...

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Congress President Election: क्या अशोक गहलोत और शशि थरूर के बीच ... (ABP News)

Ashok Gehlot Vs Shashi Tharoor: माना जा रहा है कि कांग्रेस चीफ के चुनाव में अशोक गहलोत के चुनाव लड़ने ...

पूरी संभावना है कि 24 साल बाद गांधी परिवार के बाहर किसी नेता के पास कांग्रेस (Congress) की कमान जाने वाली है. सूत्रों का कहना है कि यदि राहुल गांधी अध्यक्ष पद पर लौटने के लिए तैयार नहीं हुए तो फिर राजस्थान के मुख्यमंत्री अशोक गहलोत आखिर में इस पद के लिए नामांकन करेंगे. कांग्रेस अध्यक्ष चुनाव (Congress Presidential Election) के लिए नामांकन 24 से 30 सितंबर तक चलेगा. हालांकि गहलोत का साफ मानना है कि राहुल गांधी को ही कांग्रेस अध्यक्ष बनना चाहिए. कांग्रेस अध्यक्ष सोनिया गांधी और राहुल गांधी का हमेशा से यही रुख रहा है. चुनाव में उतरने के संकेत दे चुके केरल (Kerala) के तिरुवनंतपुरम (Thiruvananthapuram) से तीन बार के सांसद शशि थरूर (Shashi Tharoor) ने सोमवार सुबह सोनिया गांधी (Sonia Gandhi) से मुलाकात की.

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Congress President Election: शशि थरूर लड़ सकते हैं कांग्रेस अध्यक्ष ... (दैनिक जागरण)

Congress President Election: शशि थरूर लड़ सकते हैं कांग्रेस अध्यक्ष पद का चुनाव, सोनिया गांधी ने भरी ...

कांग्रेस अध्यक्ष और राहुल गांधी का लगातार यह रुख रहा है कि यह एक खुली, लोकतांत्रिक और पारदर्शी प्रक्रिया है। चुनाव लड़ने के लिए किसी को भी किसी की अनुमति की जरूरत नहीं है। सोनिया गांधी से मुलाकात से पहले थरूर ने सोमवार को उस याचिका की पैरवी की जिसमें पार्टी के युवा सदस्यों ने रचनात्मक सुधारों की मांग की है। वहीं इस मुद्दे पर कांग्रेस के वरिष्ठ नेता जयराम रमेश ने कहा- जो कोई भी (कांग्रेस अध्यक्ष पद के लिए) चुनाव लड़ना चाहता है, वह स्वतंत्र है। इस चुनाव में भाग लेने के लिए सभी सदस्यों का स्वागत है। सोनिया और राहुल गांधी भी लगातार पार्टी के भीतर लोकतंत्र को मजबूत करने की हिमायत करते रहे हैं। कांग्रेस अध्यक्ष पद का चुनाव एक खुली, लोकतांत्रिक और पारदर्शी प्रक्रिया है। वैसे इस चुनाव को लड़ने के लिए किसी को किसी की अनुमति की जरूरत नहीं है... नई दिल्ली, एजेंसियां। कांग्रेस के वरिष्ठ नेता शशि थरूर ने सोमवार को पार्टी की अंतरिम अध्यक्ष सोनिया गांधी से उनके आवास पर मुलाकात की। इस बारे में उन्होंने तो कोई जानकारी नहीं दी, लेकिन सूत्रों का कहना है कि उन्हें सोनिया से पार्टी अध्यक्ष पद के आगामी चुनाव में उतरने की मंजूरी मिल गई है। अगले कुछ दिनों में वह अपनी उम्मीदवारी की घोषणा कर सकते हैं। सूत्रों का कहना है कि इस बैठक के बाद सोनिया गांधी ने थरूर को चुनाव लड़ने की मंजूरी प्रदान की और कहा कि थरूर पार्टी के आंतरिक लोकतंत्र को मजबूत बना सकते हैं।

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Shashi Tharoor: शशि थरूर लड़ेंगे कांग्रेस अध्यक्ष पद का चुनाव, सोनिया ... (India TV हिंदी)

Shashi Tharoor: कांग्रेस अध्यक्ष के चुनाव को लेकर एक बड़ी खबर सामने आई है। सूत्रों के मुताबिक ...

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New Delhi, Sep 19: Congress leader and Member of Parliament Shashi Tharoor on Monday received the nod from Sonia Gandhi to contest in the upcoming poll for ...

"Senior Congress leader and MP Shashi Tharoor gets a nod from Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi to contest for the post of the party president, after he reached out to her in a meeting today, citing he can make internal democracy stronger. What transpired in the meeting today is yet to be known. According to him, however, the party should not be limited by the belief that only one family can lead it. "I welcome this petition that is being circulated by a group of young @INCIndia members, seeking constructive reforms in the Party. The meeting has brought clarity to his contesting the party president polls, which earlier was a matter of much speculation. According to sources, Tharoor, during the meeting, expressed his wish to contest the elections scheduled to be held on October 17 to "make internal democracy" in the party stronger.

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Congress President Election: कांग्रेस अध्यक्ष के चुनाव से पहले सोनिया ... (दैनिक जागरण)

बैठक इस संकेत के बीच हुई है कि थरूर कांग्रेस अध्यक्ष का चुनाव लड़ सकते हैं और अपना ...

थरूर जी-23 के सदस्य रहे हैं और उन्होंने गांधी को लिखे पत्र में सांगठनिक सुधार की मांग की थी। जी-23 कांग्रेस नेतृत्व की भी आलोचना करता रहा है। कांग्रेस के झारखंड प्रभारी महासचिव अविनाश पांडे ने भी कांग्रेस अध्यक्ष से उनके आवास पर मुलाकात की और समझा जाता है कि उन्होंने राज्य के राजनीतिक हालात पर चर्चा की। नई दिल्ली, एजेंसी। Congress President Election: कांग्रेस अध्यक्ष के लिए होने वाले चुनाव से पहले वरिष्ठ नेता शशि थरूर (Shashi Tharoor) ने सोमवार को पार्टी की अंतरिम अध्यक्ष सोनिया गांधी (Sonia Gandhi) से उनके आवास पर मुलाकात की। हालांकि उन्होंने यह नहीं बताया कि बैठक के दौरान क्या हुआ। Congress President Election कांग्रेस के वरिष्ठ नेता जयराम रमेश ने सोमवार को पार्टी की अंतरिम अध्यक्ष सोनिया गांधी से मुलाकात की। दोनों के बीच क्या चर्चा हुई इसका खुलासा अभी नहीं हो पाया है। बता दें कांग्रेस अध्यक्ष के चुनाव के लिए 22 सितंबर को अधिसूचना जारी होगी।

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Shashi Tharoor vs Ashok Gehlot Likely For Congress President: 10 ... (NDTV)

The Congress may have a non-Gandhi president for the first time in over 20 years. Ashok Gehlot, a Gandhi family loyalist, will likely run for party ...

As the elections were announced, Congress units in state after state urged Mr Gandhi to return as president. Mr Gandhi, who is currently leading the party's "Bharat Jodo" yatra, has firmly refused to return as president despite unrelenting demand from a section of Congress leaders, including Mr Gehlot. He is likely to win support among those batting for status quo and a return of Rahul Gandhi at the top post.

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कांग्रेस में शशि थरूर बनाम अशोक गहलोत लगभग तय, राहुल गांधी की हुई ... (Hindustan हिंदी)

कन्याकुमारी से जम्मू-कश्मीर तक भारत जोड़ो यात्रा की अगुवाई कर रहे राहुल कमान संभालने ...

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Shashi Tharoor expresses intent to contest Congress president polls (Economic Times)

The nomination filing process for the election will be held from September 24 to 30. The last date for withdrawal of nominations is October 8.

"I welcome this petition that is being circulated by a group of young @INCIndia members, seeking constructive reforms in the Party. I believe that is very good for the party." More than half a dozen state units have so far sought his elevation to the top post. This has been the consistent position of Congress President and Shri The election, if required, will be held on October 17. The results will be announced on October 19. The petition that Tharoor endorsed said, "We are members of the Congress party with a desire to strengthen the party to reflect the hopes and aspirations of our nation." So, as of now, Tharoor and Gehlot could be the top contenders for the party's top office in case Rahul Gandhi decides not to contest the polls. After Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Gujarat units of the Congress demanded that Gandhi be made party chief, the party's Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Bihar, Jammu and Kashmir and Mumbai units passed resolutions calling for his elevation to the post of president on Monday. The nomination filing process for the election will be held from September 24 to 30. Asked about the possibility of him running for the post of the Congress president, Tharoor had told PTI earlier this month, "I have only welcomed the fact that an election will be held. It has gathered over 650 signatures so far.

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Congress President Election: शशि थरूर लड़ सकते हैं कांग्रेस अध्यक्ष का ... (ABP News)

Congress President Election: कांग्रेस अध्यक्ष पद के चुनाव के लिए अधिसूचना 22 सितंबर को जारी की जाएगी ...

शशि थरूर की सोनिया गांधी से मुलाकात के बाद कांग्रेस के राज्यसभा सांसद जयराम रमेश ने अध्यक्ष पद पर चुनाव लड़ने के लिए थरूर को सोनिया गांधी की मंजूरी की खबरों पर सफाई दी. सूत्रों के मुताबिक, कांग्रेस की अंतरिम अध्यक्ष सोनिया गांधी ने जवाब दिया कि अगर वे (शशि थरूर) चाहें तो पार्टी अध्यक्ष पद के लिए चुनाव लड़ सकते हैं. लोकसभा सदस्य थरूर ने सोनिया गांधी से मुलाकात ऐसे समय की है जब हाल ही में उन्होंने ऐसे संकेत दिए हैं कि वह अध्यक्ष पद का चुनाव लड़ सकते हैं. न्यूज एजेंसी एएनआई सूत्रों के मुताबिक, शशि थरूर को सोनिया गांधी से पार्टी अध्यक्ष पद के लिए चुनाव लड़ने की मंजूरी मिली है. न्यूज एजेंसी एएनआई के सूत्रों के मुताबिक, चुनाव लड़ने के लिए उन्हें कांग्रेस की अंतरिम अध्यक्ष सोनिया गांधी (Sonia Gandhi) से हरी झंडी भी मिल गई है. एक तरफ गुजरात, महाराष्ट्र, राजस्थान समेत कई राज्य की कांग्रेस इकाइयों ने राहुल गांधी (Rahul Gandhi) को कांग्रेस अध्यक्ष चुनने के लिए प्रस्ताव पास कर दिया है.

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शशि थरूर और अशोक गहलोत रेस में हैं भी या नहीं? कांग्रेस में जमकर बन रहा ... (Hindustan हिंदी)

Congress President Election: कांग्रेस अध्यक्ष चुनाव के ऐलान के साथ ही राहुल के नाम पर चर्चाएं तेज ...

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Shashi Tharoor gets green signal from Sonia Gandhi to run for ... (Minute Mirror)

The interim chief of the Congress Sonia Gandhi gave former Union minister Shashi Tharoor the go-ahead to run for party president. On Monday, according to ...

In 2017, Rahul Gandhi was appointed as the next Congress president. His promotion to the top position has been sought by about six state organizations. The change occurs as pressure to re-elect Rahul Gandhi as party leader within the Congress is mounting.

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King Cong kaun? Party prez polls could see Rahul Gandhi vs ... (India Today)

Congress presidential polls could see a contest between former party chief Rahul Gandhi and senior leader and MP Shashi Tharoor. The filing of nominations ...

9) Rahul Gandhi had resigned as the Congress president in 2019, taking responsibility for the party’s second consecutive defeat in the 2019 parliamentary elections. 8) Facing unprecedented internal tussles, the Congress had announced that it would hold a poll to elect the party’s next president on October 17. 7) Sonia Gandhi, who handed charge to son Rahul Gandhi in 2017, has been interim Congress chief since he quit the post in 2019. 6) The filing of nominations for the post of president begins in three days (September 24). This has been the consistent position of the Congress president and Rahul Gandhi. READ 4) Meanwhile, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot will file his nomination for the Congress’s presidential election between September 26 and September 28 during Navratri, sources told India Today TV. 3) A total of eight units, including Puducherry, have now passed resolutions seeking Rahul Gandhi at the helm of Congress affairs. The only one name on which the entire party has a unanimous view—a sort of consensus candidate—is Rahul Gandhi. 2) However, the party workers are rallying behind Rahul Gandhi, who also has the backing of several state Congress units. [participating in a snake boat race event in Kerala](https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/congress-leader-rahul-gandhi-participates-snake-boat-race-event-kerala-bharat-jodo-yatra-2002124-2022-09-19) amid his Bharat Jodo Yatra, things were heating up within Congress ahead of the party's presidential polls. Meanwhile, the Congress' top brass, busy with the Bharat Jodo Yatra, has reportedly zeroed in on Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot as its nominee.

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Shashi Tharoor vs Ashok Gehlot for Congress President if Rahul ... (Patrika News)

राहुल गांधी अगर कांग्रेस से अध्यक्ष पद का चुनाव लड़ने से इंकार करते हैं तो दक्षिण से शशि ...

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Ashok Gehlot or Shashi Tharoor? Opposites in many ways, what ... (The Indian Express)

On the face of it, there is little in common between Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and Lok Sabha MP Shashi Tharoor, the two leaders who could face ...

And he has already earned the image of a challenger, as part of the G-23 and as an outsider who is willing to speak up and is impatient with the inexorable Congress system. What is another serious drawback in the case of Tharoor is that he virtually has no organisational experience. A patient listener, Gehlot has formidable organisational experience, is adept in the art of realpolitik, and is well-versed with the intricacies and complexities of the Congress set-up. His impressive grass-roots connect and experience, plus his electoral experience, make him a good person to lead the Congress to winning ways. Plus, Gehlot has worked with almost the entire top leadership of the party and several generations of the Gandhi family. Gehlot is a career politician who has risen slowly and steadily through the ranks of the Congress organisational labyrinth over five decades.

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Shashi Tharoor, Ashok Gehlot face-off in race for Congress chief? (India Today)

However, a large section of Congress workers still want Rahul Gandhi to lead them, with several state units of the party passing resolutions to the effect.

The Opposition has called the Congress’s presidential election a sham. Last evening, Tharoor met Sonia Gandhi at 10, Janpath for a discussion over the election scheduled for October 17. But for now, the contest will be a faceoff between the MP and the chief minister since Rahul Gandhi is yet to inform the party about his decision.

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Congress Presidential Poll: थरूर के चुनाव लड़ने के कदम से खुश नहीं केरल ... (अमर उजाला)

केरल में शशि थरूर के दो सहयोगी सांसदों कोडिकुन्निल सुरेश और के मुरलीधरन ने भारत जोड़ो ...

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No support, Shashi Tharoor still 'outsider' for Congress in Kerala... (The New Indian Express)

While most Congress leaders preferred to criticise Tharoor in secret, senior Congress MP K Muraleedharan, who has been accompanying Rahul Gandhi throughout the ...

Some also allege that Tharoor has demanded for a berth in the highest body of the party, Congress Working Committee, in case he is not contesting. “He joined Congress party in 2009 because the party was in power. “Tharoor has neither sought the support of the state Congress leadership nor held any talks with the stakeholders here.

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Congress President Election: राहुल नहीं लड़ेंगे कांग्रेस अध्यक्ष पद का ... (दैनिक जागरण)

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Tharoor vs Gehlot: राहुल, सोनिया ने अगर अशोक गहलोत पर पूरा जोर भी ... (नवभारत टाइम्स)

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It's Shashi Tharoor vs Ashok Gehlot in Congress Presidential race ... (Livemint)

Shashi Tharoor will contest the election to be the next Congress President as Sonia Gandhi approved his candidature after he reached out to her in a meeting ...

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