Congress Manifesto | Challenges and opportunities for Shashi Tharoor
Shashi Tharoor, as he sets about framing the Congress election manifesto in Kerala, will have to factor in realpolitik along with principles and sentiments
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Here’s a question to those who closely follow the Congress in Kerala: When was the last time the party leadership took a decision that surprised both Congress’ political opponents and the party rank and file alike? Late last month saw a few such surprises.
On January 18, former Chief Minister Oommen Chandy was brought back from the pastures to lead the Congress’ campaign for the upcoming state polls. A few days later, it was announced that former Union minister and Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor would be in-charge of the party’s election manifesto in the state.