Cong downplays Modi nominating Tharoor in Swachh campaign

October 02, 2014 13:49

Congress today downplayed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's move to nominate party spokesperson Shashi Tharoor among nine eminent persons invited to come to public places to spread awareness about the Swachh Bharat campaign.

Former Minister and Congress leader Rajiv Shukla said that any conclusion like "Tharoor inching towards the BJP" should not be drawn on the pretext of somebody being invited for a function by the government.

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