Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Monday (December 15, 2025) has described an analysis shared on social media platform X as thoughtful and unbiased. In this analysis, the difference between his ideological tendencies and that of senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi within the Congress Party has been discussed.
Shashi Tharoor has reposted a long thread shared by an X handle named @CivitasSameer, in which the person said, ‘Having two ideological tendencies in the party is not a problem. The real problem is that Congress is neither able to choose any one path, nor is it able to unite them, nor is it able to implement any of them in a systematic manner.
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An analysis shared in On this basis, it was told what effect these different viewpoints have on the party.
What did Shashi Tharoor say while sharing the thread?
Thank you for this thoughtful analysis. There has always been more than one tendency in the party; your framing is fair, and reflective of a certain perception of the current reality.
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) December 14, 2025
Reposting the thread posted on social media platform X, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said, ‘Thank you for this thoughtful analysis, there has always been more than one tendency in the party. Your thinking is completely unbiased and reveals a particular perception of the realities of the present times.
Mention of Narasimha Rao, Manmohan Singh in the analysis
In an X Post thread, Civitas Sameer said, ‘Congress MP Shashi Tharoor seems to be largely associated with the tendency and thinking of the Congress of the 1990s, which was focused on urban development, based on institutional structure and favorable to reforms.’ The user argued, ‘These ideas emerged at a time when India was going through a period of economic transition and at that time an elite-led rule in India was not a virtue, but a historical circumstance.’
The names of former Congress Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao, Manmohan Singh, who was Finance during his tenure, former Minister SM Krishna and former Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia were taken in the analysis. The post said, ‘The politics of these leaders was based on policies, institutions and administrative efficiency, and not on mass movements or cultural roots.’
This analysis claimed that such leaders who give importance to urban technology are marginalized in Congress today and in the last few years, they have received more recognition and respect from the right-wing ideology. This signal is mainly being considered towards the ruling BJP at the Center and the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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