Will accept Shashi Tharoor warmly if he wants to join us, says Kerala NCP chief PC Chacko

Kerala Nationalist Congress Party chief PC Chacko said that if Congress leader Shashi Tharoor wanted to join their party, they would gladly welcome him. He added that Tharoor was the only Congress leader capable of defeating the BJP.

We will warmly accept Shashi Tharoor if he wants to join the Kerala NCP, said party chief PC Chacko. (File photo)

By Shibimol KG: The Kerala Nationalist Congress Party state president, PC Chacko, said in Kannur that if Congress leader Shashi Tharoor wanted to join their party, they would warmly accept him. The Kerala party chief further said that Shashi Tharoor was the only Congress leader capable of defeating the BJP.

This comes amid the tussle inside Kerala Congress after Tharoor actively started participating in events across the state in a bid to become more active in the state’s politics. PC Chacko also questioned whether any of the Congress leaders in Kerala would be able to express the opinion expressed by Shashi Tharoor on the issue of the construction of Vizhinjam port.

“It is an example of Tharoor’s political maturity. Tharoor had earlier said that he agreed with all the demands of the protest committee except to stop the construction of Vizhinjam port. Can any of the Congress leaders in Kerala make such an opinion?” questioned Chacko.

PC Chacko also added that Shashi Tharoor would remain the Thiruvananthapuram MP even if Congress rejected him. “But, Congress is the only party that doesn’t understand that. I don’t know why Congress is ignoring Tharoor,” said Chacko, asking whether it was because of jealousy.

Talking about whether the Kerala NCP would accept Tharor, PC Chacko said, “We are always ready to welcome Shashi Tharoor to our party. He is that one politician in India who every party wishes to have in their fold. Unfortunately, the only party in India who has not understood the capability of Tharoor is Congress.”

“Shashi Tharoor has been an MP for the last many years, and I have since then suggested to many leaders, including Sonia Gandhi, to bring Tharoor to the forefront. I was in Congress back then, but nobody cooperated with the idea,” added PC Chacko.

Meanwhile, after meeting with PC Chacko, Congress leader Shashi Throor said, “I need to be welcomed if I am going there. I am not going to NCP. Such matters were not discussed with PC Chacko.”