Shashi Tharoor is at the moment campaigning in Kerala’s Thiruvananthapuram
New Delhi:
Congress chief Shashi Tharoor has mentioned the query of who may very well be an alternative choice to Prime Minister Narendra Modi is “irrelevant” within the parliamentary system as a result of we don’t elect a person, however a celebration or coalition of events.
Yet once more a journalist has requested me to establish a person who’s the choice to Mr Modi.
The query is irrelevant within the Parliamentary system. We usually are not electing a person (as In a presidential system), however a celebration, or coalition of events, that represents a set…
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) April 3, 2024
Taking to X this morning, Mr Tharoor mentioned a journalist had requested him this query. “Yet again a journalist has asked me to identify an individual who is the alternative to Mr Modi. The question is irrelevant in the Parliamentary system. We are not electing an individual (as in a presidential system), but a party, or coalition of parties, that represents a set of principles and convictions that are invaluable to preserve India’s diversity, pluralism and inclusive growth,” he wrote.
“The alternative to Mr Modi is a group of experienced, capable and diverse Indian leaders who will be responsive to people’s problems and not driven by individual ego,” the Congress chief added.
The Prime Minister alternative, he mentioned, was a “secondary consideration. “Which particular individual they are going to select to be Prime Minister is a secondary consideration. Protecting our democracy and variety comes first,” Mr Tharoor said.
A three-time MP from Kerala’s Thiruvananthapuram, Mr Tharoor is now gearing up for his fourth Lok Sabha contest from the same seat. He is up against BJP leader and Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar and Left front candidate Pannyan Ravindran.
Over the past couple of weeks, Mr Tharoor has campaigning in his constituency for the upcoming election. Thiruvananthapuram votes in the second phase of Lok Sabha polls, on April 26.
