Shashi Tharoor admits to having 'difference of opinion' with some colleagues from Congress

Thiruvananthapuram: Amidst the speculations over his future plans, Congress Working Committee member and Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor has said that there are some differences with party leadership on some issues and expressed hopes that those can be sorted out.

Even as Tharoor lamented that he was not invited to the campaign at Nilambur by-poll in Kerala, Congress camps countered it by citing that he was among the star campaigners list submitted by the AICC to the Election commission.

Talking to reporters in Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday, Tharoor said, "There are some differences with the leadership on some issues. Those can be sorted out in closed door conversations when it is appropriate. So far no one has reached out to me. When the need arises we will be able to talk to each other."

Tharoor also said that no domestic politics were discussed during the meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. "When issues concerning the nation come up, all are obliged to speak for the country. The centre asked for my services. Indeed, my party did not. I proudly did my duty as an Indian citizen," he said.

Tharoor also said that the values of the institution of the Congress party are the institutional values that have kept him in the Congress party. "My relationship with my brothers and sisters in the Congress party is very strong."

Tharoor also expressed high hopes that Congress candidate Aryadan Shoukath will win the Nilambur by-poll.