Tharoor flays media trial on CVC

"What is happening with Thomas over his appointment is a media trial without a jury, without justice and without defence. It is a question of one's integrity."

"I am appealing to you (media) to stop the vilification against Thomas," Tharoor said when asked at a press conference here about the row over the appointment of Thomas to the post.

The government takes decisions to make appointment to such posts only after going through the records, he said.

He pointed out that the IAS officers association in Kerala had openly supported him, "which is a very rare thing to happen."