The party shocked the congress MP of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala's capital, Shashi Tharoor. shashi tharoor has been left out of the list of star campaigners who will be campaigning on behalf of the congress party in gujarat, where the assembly elections will be held at the latest. shashi tharoor was invited by the gujarat congress student wing to the campaign. In this background, he also prepared everything to go to the campaign. But the congress party has submitted a list of star campaigners who will campaign for their party to the election Commission. It is noteworthy that Shashi Tharoor's name is not there. It is reported that shashi tharoor has dropped out of the campaign as his name is not on the list. The list of star campaigners has been criticized for not giving place to shashi tharoor by giving place to the leaders of many states.
Recently Mallikharjuna Kharge and shashi tharoor contested for the post of National President of Congress. At that time shashi tharoor declared that he was contesting to say that there is democracy in the party. Mallikarjuna Kharge won that election and shashi tharoor lost. It is known that Mallikharjuna Kharge criticized shashi tharoor who contested against him.
But shashi tharoor declared that he contested for the post of National President only with the permission of sonia Gandhi. He said that the congress delegates will choose the person they like. He said that there is no place for individualism in the congress party. Moreover, shashi tharoor was also a member of the G-23 leaders formed by a group of congress leaders seeking reforms in the party.