Tharoor's effigy burnt for his remark on austerity
Thiruvananthapuram: In reaction to Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor's remark about the government's austerity drive on a social networking site, activists
from the All India Youth Federation (AIYF), the youth wing of the Communist Party of India (CPI), burnt his effigy in Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday. Media had
quoted Tharoor as saying on Twitter that he would travel in "cattle class out
of solidarity with all our holy cows", which was termed "unacceptable and totally
insensitive" by Congress. The activists said that they would boycott Tharoor's
functions at Thiruvananthapuram, which is his home constituency, till he apologises
to the people of the country. "AIYF will continue its strike against Shashi Tharoor
till he withdraws his statement and have to apologize to the people of India,
we will boycott all his official functions and will show the black flag in his
functions," said M.Kumar, District Secretary of AIYF. Earlier, the Congress party
had slammed Tharoor 's remarks on the austerity drive. "Certainly the Congress
doesn't endorse or approve it and we find it unacceptable. We find this articulation
unacceptable and absolutely insensitive," said Congress spokesperson Jayanti Natarajan.
