Shashi Tharoor Hits Back At Critics In His Own Inimitable Way ; Says I genuinely have better things to do

Amid Congress’ swipes at him over his ‘surgical strike’ remarks, Senior leader Shashi Tharoor said for those “zealots” fulminating about his supposed ignorance of Indian valour across the LoC, he was “clearly and explicitly” speaking only about reprisals for terrorist attacks and not about previous wars.

Tharoor also said critics and trolls are welcome to “distort” his views and words as they see fit and he “genuinely” has “better things to do”.

According to PTI, The Congress MP and former UN Diplomat , who is leading a multi-party delegation to five countries, while speaking in Panama, reportedly said that when “for the first time” India breached the LoC between India and Pakistan to conduct a surgical strike on a terror base that was something we had not done before.

The Congress had taken swipes at him over the remarks, with party colleague Udit Raj saying he should be made a “super spokesperson of the BJP”.

Responding to the criticism, Tharoor said, “After a long and successful day in Panama, I have to wind up at midnight here with departure for Bogota, Colombia in six hours, so I don’t really have time for this ‘?but anyway: For those zealots fulminating about my supposed ignorance of Indian valour across the LoC in the past – 1. I was clearly and explicitly speaking only about reprisals for terrorist attacks and not about previous wars.”

My remarks were preceded by a reference to the several attacks that have taken place in recent years alone, during which previous Indian responses were both restrained and constrained by our responsible respect for the LoC and the IB,” Tharoor said.

“But as usual, critics and trolls are welcome to distort my views and words as they see fit. I genuinely have better things to do. Goodnight,” he added.