Congress Presidential Election: Shashi Tharoor Reaches Rajghat Before Filing Nomination | Political News

Shashi Tharoor, a senior member of the Congress, paid respect to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat on Friday before submitting his nomination for the party's presidential election. "Paid respect to the man who created India's bridge to the twenty-first century this morning," Tharoor remarked. He paraphrased former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi as stating, "India is an old country but a young nation... I dream of India as Strong, Independent, Self-Reliant, and in the front rank of the countries of the globe, in the service of mankind." Meanwhile, Congress' national election authority chairman, Madhusudan Mistry, said Digvijaya Singh is scheduled to file his nomination papers between 11 and 11:30 a.m., and Tharoor around 12:25 p.m.#congress #presidentelection #shashitharoorRead More