Tharoor: My wife worth more than imaginary Rs 50 cr
October 30, 2012  14:11
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MoS HRD Shashi Tharoor hits back at Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi for his comment yesterday calling Sunanda Pushkar a '50-crore-rupee girlfriend'. Tharoor said his "wife was worth much more than an imaginary Rs 50 crore. She is priceless. But you need to be able to love someone to understand that."

Addressing a rally in Himachal Pradesh yesterday, ahead of polls in the state, Modi said, "Wah kya girlfriend hai. Apne kabhi dekha hai 50 crore ka girlfriend?" (What a girlfriend. Have you ever seen a 50-crore-girl friend), he told the crowd referring to Tharoor who was inducted into the government as minister of state for HRD.

Modi was making a reference to allegations of Tharoor actively negotiating the "sweat equity" for Sunanda Pushkar, now his wife for the Kochi IPL team in 2010. He had allegedly asked for 10% for Pushkar while the deal was finally settled at 5%. Following the allegations, Tharoor had resigned from the Union ministry.   
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