'How Did You Become BJP's Lawyer': Congress' Udit Raj Slams Shashi Tharoor Over J&K Comment

Last Updated:April 28, 2025, 16:18 IST

Upset with his party colleague Shashi Tharoor, Udit Raj said being a part of the Congress he should ask when Prime Minister Narendra Modi will teach Pakistan a lesson

Congress leader Udit Raj's remarks came a day after senior leader Shashi Tharoor's comments on the Pahalgam terror attack. (Image: PTI/Kamal Kishore/File)

Congress leader Udit Raj on Monday hit out at party colleague Shashi Tharoor for his remarks on the Pahalgam terror attack, which claimed 26 lives, especially the statement that “no country has 100 percent foolproof intelligence".

Upset with Tharoor, Raj said being a part of the Congress he should ask when Prime Minister Narendra Modi will teach Pakistan a lesson. “I want to ask Shashi Tharoor, is he in the Congress party or the BJP… Is he trying to become a super-BJP man? Shashi Tharoor should ask the BJP when the government is taking the Pok (Pakistan-occupied Kashmir)… Has Shashi Tharoor become the advocate of BJP? I want to ask him which terrorist incident took place after 9/11 in America… Has the BJP appointed him as its spokesperson?" he told news agency ANI.

“When the BJP government itself admitted security lapse, then brother Tharoor ji how did you become their lawyer and giving clean chit?" he asked in a separate post on X. “At the time of 2014 Lok Sabha elections, there was a discussion in every house that once Modi ji becomes PM, he will enter Lahore and kill and take over PoK (Pakistan-occupied Kashmir). You should ask BJP, did this happen?"

His remarks came a day after Tharoor’s comments on the Pahalgam terror attack, in which he reportedly said there was some failure but no country can ever have a foolproof, 100 percent intelligence.

The former Congress MP said the Congress is not in power, yet the ruling BJP keeps criticising it from time to time. “According to you Congress should guarantee foolproof intelligence to BJP and nothing should be asked of the BJP," he said. “Shashi Tharoor said no country has 100 percent foolproof intelligence? At the time of 26/11 Mumbai attack, Modi ji had said after reaching Mumbai from Gujarat that it is the failure of the central government. He also said that the problem is the Centre and not the border. How did the terrorists come when the intelligence, BSF, CRPF are with the Centre. Tharoor ji, ask from Modi ji."

He added: “It is said that during the time of the Congress, terrorists used to kill and go away, so shouldn’t you ask how did they kill and go away in Uri, Pathankot, Pulwama and Pahalgam?" he said, addressing Tharoor.

Raj further claimed that Tharoor praised Modi’s recent United States visit, despite the outcome of the trip being an “insult" for the country. “You are a Congressman and you should ask when will Modi ji teach Pakistan a lesson like the Congress government did in 1965 and 1971. BJP kept demanding foolproof intelligence from Congress so with whom are you standing," he said.

“After 9/11, did any big terrorist attack take place in America and in this way you should give such examples. Modi ji came from abroad and held a meeting at the airport itself. You did not ask about this drama. It would not have taken even 10 minutes to reach the office and he would have held a meeting there," he added.

(With PTI inputs)

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