SHASHI THAROOR
By: Bennet Paes
It seems a slight departure, and a genuine one at that, from Nehru’s policies
on world stage, create a hue and cry in Indian media.. Shashi Tharoor may be in
Congress party and a Minister in its government, but talking on an
international forum, or rather commenting on another speaker’s views honestly,
is far from being disrespectful to the party. Vallabhai Patel too disagreed
with Nehru on several issues, but they did stick together in the same party
until the end. The PM and the Gandhi’s should better remember.
And what surprises me most is that the media, in their blind adulation of a
Nehru, or of a Tendulkar, get irked whenever a word falls out of line of their
perception. Instead, they should take a tip from Shashi Tharoor who, having
been second in rank at the U.N. and having missed the top spot by a hair’s
breath, only mirrored an aspect of India’s foreign policy then, as seen
through the eyes of the world at large. A case in point is the so-called
liberation of Goa. He was bold enough to say that, and we need politicians like
him in our government – not henchmen.
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