Kerala Congress Chief Warns Shashi Tharoor Of Expulsion For Defying Party Line And Supporting K-Rail Project

Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) chief K Sudhakaran on Sunday (Dec 26) warned party MP Shashi Tharoor ]for his continued refusal to toe the party line on the K-Rail project and said that he will remain in the party if he falls in the line with the party decision.

Billed as the biggest infrastructure project in the state's history, the proposed 529.45 km Silver Line rail corridor is envisaged to link Thiruvananthapuram in the south to Kasaragod in the northern most part of Kerala. The mammoth project is estimated to cost over Rs 63,000 crore.

Speaking to media persons in Kannur, Sudhakaran said, "Shashi Tharoor is only a single man in the party. If he falls in the line with the party decisions, he can be a part of this party. No one here has the right to oppose the party decisions.

Tharoor had recently appreciated Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan for his pursuing the semi- high speed rail project on December 16 at the inauguration function of Lulu mall.

"When I am appreciating the Chief Minister for his efforts to bring development, there is no need to see politics in it. I stand for development," Tharoor said.

Tharoor has earlier refused to sign the petition filed by UDF MPs to the Union Ministry of Railways opposing the LDF government's semi high-speed railway corridor project connecting Thiruvananthapuram to Kasargod in Kerala.

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan recently reiterated that his government is determined t go ahead with Rs 63000 Crore Silver Line High Speed Rail project linking Thiruvananthapuram and Kasaragod.