Congress MP Shashi Tharoor faces flak from Kadakampally Surendran

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Thursday came under fire from state Minister of Tourism Kadakampally Surendran for his support to the Centre's decision to lease out Thiruvananthapuram international airport to Adani Enterprises. The state unit of the Congress party has also opposed the Centre's decision. Tharoor's support to the PPP model comes at a time when Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan shot off a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi stating that the state will not cooperate in this decision. Vijayan has called an all party meet on Thursday to discuss the issue. However, Tharoor took to Twitter and said, "My position on the airport has been consistent since before the elections. I am not a politician who says one thing to the voters and something else afterwards for political convenience. Had my colleagues consulted me before taking a negative stand, I would have explained my views to them. I am speaking in the best interests of my constituency. As its MP, that is my job." (IANS)

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