Congress leader Salman Anees Soz, who was Shashi Tharoor’s election agent in the party’s presidential poll, said he voted for Shashi Tharoor and will never join the BJP even if it becomes the only remaining party. The comment came after Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma told that he expected the 1,000 Congress delegates who voted for Tharoor to join the BJP soon.
I was one of the 1072 delegates who voted for @ShashiTharoor in the @INCIndia elections. We lost, but internal party democracy won. If BJP was the only party left, I would not have joined it. It has too many bigots, cowards and opportunists for my taste. @himantabiswa
— Salman Anees Soz (@SalmanSoz) November 12, 2022
“I was one of the 1072 delegates who voted for Shashi Tharoor in the INC elections. We lost but internal democracy won. If BJP was the only party left I would not have joined it. It has too many bigots, cowards and opportunists for my taste ,” tweeted Salman Soz. Jairam Ramesh also reacted to the Assam CM’s prediction saying, “Bakwas has no limits for him”. Pawan Khera commented, “Himanta Biswa’s heart is still with the Congress.”
इस बांदे का दिल अभी भी चंगर्स में ही इी
— Pawan Khera 🇮🇳 (@Pawankhera) November 13, 2022
Bakwas has no limits for him. https://t.co/pcx2jsaAjK
— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) November 13, 2022
Congress leader Salman Anees Soz, who was Shashi Tharoor’s election agent in the party’s presidential poll, said he voted for Shashi Tharoor and will never join the BJP even if it becomes the only remaining party. The comment came after Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma told the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit 2022 that he expected the 1,000 Congress delegates who voted for Tharoor to join the BJP soon.
“I was one of the 1072 delegates who voted for Shashi Tharoor in the INC elections. We lost but internal democracy won. If BJP was the only party left I would not have joined it. It has too many bigots, cowards and opportunists for my taste ,” Salman Soz tweeted.
Shashi Tharoor also reacted to Himanta Biswa’s dig and said those who show courage will never join BJP and only those who don’t have courage to fight can be tempted to join BJP – taking a dig at Himanta Biswa Sarma who interrupted its decades. -long ties with the Congress and joined the BJP in 2015.
“Democracy is what? You put someone to stand for you and announce the election result before counting. Good, he won…and if anyone believes that Kharge symbolizes democracy in the Congress party, I don’t know what.” it is,” the Assam chief minister said.
“If Shashi Tharoor had won, I would have said, yes, democracy has arrived in the Congress,” Himanta Biswa said while talking to Sunetra Choudhury of Hindustan Times. On the number of votes received by Shashi Tharoor, Himanta said, “Yes, that’s why I am saying that there are many well-meaning people in Congress and they will join BJP soon. Those 1000 people who voted for Shashi Tharoor will join BJP,” Himanta said Biswa.
