Mani Shankar Aiyar says Sonia family avoided him over Tharoor support
New Delhi: A public exchange has erupted between senior Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar and Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, with both trading letters over foreign policy and ideological positions. Aiyar said he had criticised Tharoor’s remarks made during a TV debate on the ongoing tensions involving Iran, Israel and the United States. In his letter, Aiyar recalled that he voted for Tharoor in the Congress president election and, even after Tharoor’s defeat, argued that party chief Mallikarjun Kharge should give him a “respectable place” and recognise his democratic right to contest.
