After Sonia Gandhi gave a nod to Congress MP Shashi Tharoor to run for party President, the national decades-old party’s communications in-charge, Jairam Ramesh, took a veiled dig at Tharoor by saying that ‘nobody need anybody’s nod to contest, especially that of the party leadership’.
Taking to Twitter, Jairam Ramesh wrote, “Entire party is immersed in making #BharatJodoYatra a success. Even so it’s important to reiterate that any member is welcome to contest for Congress President. This is a democratic & transparent process. Nobody needs anybody’s nod to contest, especially that of party leadership.”
Responding to Jairam Ramesh, Shashi Tharoor clarified that he did not meet Sonia Gandhi to seek permission to contest for the chief post. However, he requested that the party’s presidential polls be fair.
