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Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said that he welcomed Sonia Gandhi’s re-appointment as interim president but said that it is unfair for her to ‘carry the burden’ of the party.
“We should be clear about our leadership going forward.
I welcomed Sonia Ji’s appointment as interim president last year.
But I do believe it is unfair to her to expect her to carry this burden indefinitely,” Tharoor told ANI on being asked about the completion of one-year of Sonia’s tenure as party’s interim president.
“If Rahul Gandhi is ready to resume the leadership, he only has to withdraw his resignation.
I think party workers, Congress Working Committee (CWC) and everyone will accept that because he was the incumbent President elected in December 2017,” he said.
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New Delhi : Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said that he welcomed Sonia Gandhi’s re-appointment as interim president but said that it is unfair for her to ‘carry the burden’ of the party.
“We should be clear about our leadership going forward.
I welcomed Sonia Ji’s appointment as interim president last year.
But I do believe it is unfair to her to expect her to carry this burden indefinitely,” Tharoor told ANI on being asked about the completion of one-year of Sonia’s tenure as party’s interim president.
“If Rahul Gandhi is ready to resume the leadership, he only has to withdraw his resignation.
I think party workers, Congress Working Committee (CWC) and everyone will accept that because he was the incumbent President elected in December 2017,” he said.
Tharoor asserted if Rahul Gandhi was not willing to come back then the party members like to have a clear cut decision as soon as possible.