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Shashi Tharoor Criticised For 'Tribute' To Musharraf While Condoling His Death
S Rajesh
Feb 06, 2023, 12:55 PM | Updated 01:25 PM IST
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Congress MP Shashi Tharoor's remarks, made on Twitter after the death of former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf, have received widespread condemnation.
Tharoor had said that Musharraf had become a 'real force for peace between 2002 and 2007.' He added that he found Musharraf to be 'smart', 'engaging' and 'clear' in his strategic thinking.
âPervez Musharraf, Former Pakistani President, Dies of Rare Diseaseâ: once an implacable foe of India, he became a real force for peace 2002-2007. I met him annually in those days at the @un &found him smart, engaging & clear in his strategic thinking. RIP https://t.co/1Pvqp8cvjE
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) February 5, 2023
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders quickly pointed out that Musharraf was the brain behind the Kargil War that derailed the peace process started by the then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee with his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif at the Lahore Summit in 1999.
They added that this was yet another example of the 'Pakistan-Prem' of the Congress.
According to many political commentators, Tharoor could at the most have extended basic diplomatic courtesies, instead of writing what seemed like a 'tribute' to Musharraf.
Also Read: Kargil Conspirator, Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf Dies In Dubai
S Rajesh is Staff Writer at Swarajya. He tweets @rajesh_srn.
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