Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Saturday challenged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to contest from Trivandrum Parliamentary constituency against him in the ensuing Lok Sabha elections.

"Would Prime Minister Modi like to contest from South. If so, we welcome him in Trivandrum. Let him come and challenge me here. I will give my good fight for his money," Tharoor, local MP, told ANI. Stating that Congress president Rahul Gandhi is confident enough of winning both North and South of the country, Tharoor said: "Well I'm delighted by the news that Rahul Gandhi will contest from a constituency in Kerala."