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Ahmedabad, Oct 2 (PTI) Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Saturday said remaining silent was not an option under the BJP government as it would mean one is complicit in its "atrocities".
Speaking about the turmoil within the Congress, Sibal, who is part of the so-called `G-23" group of dissidents, said he did not know if the party was ready for reforms but he can only voice his own sentiments.
“I don"t want to comment on that tweet of P Chidambaram as he is a dear colleague.
I can only say that in politics when I talk about Modi (government), safe harbour is not silence,” Sibal told reporters here in reply to a question on a recent tweet by the former finance minister.“This is no time to be silent, if you are silent against the atrocities of the Modi government then you are complicit,” he added.
Chidambaram had tweeted on September 30 that he felt helpless "when we cannot start meaningful conversations within party forums" and when one sees Congress workers shouting slogans outside the residence of a colleague and MP.
“The safe harbour to which one can withdraw seems to be silence,” he had said.