Cong's Shashi Tharoor hails Sushma Swaraj's 'strong' reply to Pakistan

September 24, 2017 16:52

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Sunday praised External External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj's speech slamming Pakistan during the United Nations General Assembly session and said she was justified in giving a befitting reply to Islamabad.

The Congress leader said, "It was a good speech. I think that Sushma ji was quite justified in turning the tables and giving Pakistan a fitting and strong response. If they are going to devote their speech by attacking us, we are not going to take it lying down. I thought that was a very effective point."

Reacting to EAM Swaraj's IIT remark, Tharoor thanked her for acknowledging achievements of the Congress regime.

"As a Congressman, of course, I particularly appreciate hearing a member of this government acknowledging the great accomplishments of the last 60-70 years, because we know that the prime minister of this country has said abroad that until he came to power everyone was ashamed to be an Indian and nothing has happened in this country in the first 60 years of Congress rule. It seems to me that Sushma ji has set the record straight by saying look we have created IITs, IIMs. These were all established by former prime minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru," he added.

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