Let anyone say anything, I will continue my work, says Shashi Tharoor

Unfazed over attacks from Kerala Congress leaders over his move to shift to state politics Shashi Tharoor on Saturday said let anyone say anything but he would continue his work and meet people as he did in the last 14 yearsThe Thiruvananthapuram MP said he was attending programmes across the State as he gets lots of invitations from various quarters and there is nothing special about it as other politicians are also doing the sameAlso read Entirely possible for BJP to lose majority in 2024 says Shashi TharoorTharoors remarks come a day after an array of party leaders made a veiled attack against his move to shift to State politicsLet anyone tell anythingI am doing my workwhatever anyone says I have no issue he told reporters here when asked about the recent statements of some Congress leaders without mentioning his nameStating what he is doing now is the same what he has been doing for the last 14 years the leader said whenever he gets invitations from the public he would select programmes and attend them according to his convenienceSenior leader Ramesh Chennithala was among those who had made veiled attacks against Tharoor while participating in a party programme in Thiruvananthapuram on FridayTaking a dig at Tharoors reported willingness to become the Chief Ministerial candidate of the Congress party in the next Assembly poll in 2026 Chennithala had said if someone has stitched a coat for the CM post they should be ready to leave it behind and work for the success of the party in the upcoming parliamentary elections due next yearHe also said no one should claim what position they would hold in the next four yearsExpressing displeasure over party leaders disclosing their political ambitions in the public AICC general secretary K C Venugopal had said everything should be discussed within party forums and urged leaders not to give the media any chance to debate on such mattersKPCC chief K Sudhakaran also said it was not proper for anyone to decide a post or constituency on their own for the next assembly electionsWhen reporters asked whether the CM coat remark by Chennithala was targeting him Tharoor said he has not stitched any coat for the top postOur Chief Ministers usually dont wear coatsI do not know who stitched the coat and whenYou media should ask the question to those who made such statementsnot to me he said in a lighter veinThe leaders remarks came at a time when discontent was brewing within the Congress party over his reaching out to influential religious and community leadersEarlier this week Congress central leadership also had clarified it was not proper for any MPs to make statements on their candidature and the party has its own organisational mechanism to choose its nomineesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever