Shashi Tharoor says 'opinion personal' amid backlash over Mahua Moitra row
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 7: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Thursday clarified that he tweeted everything in his 'personal opinion'.
This came a day after Tharoor's comments on the backlash against Trinamool MP Mahua Moitra for her comment on Goddess Kali for which the Congress MP had come under fire by his own party.
Also Read | Covid-19: India logs 18,930 new cases in 24 hours
Tharoor took to Twitter and said he does not have any other kind of opinion except personal. Quoting Alexander Hamilton, Tharoor wrote, "Those who stand for nothing, fall for anything."
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor came out in support of Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra over her comments on Goddess Kali stating "our forms of worship vary widely across the country."
He also urged people to "lighten up and leave religion to individuals to practice privately."
In a series of tweets today, Tharoor wrote, "I am no stranger to malicious manufactured controversy, but am still taken aback by the attack on @MahuaMoitra for saying what every Hindu knows, that our forms of worship vary widely across the country. What devotees offer as bhog says more about them than about the goddess."
"We have reached a stage where no one can say anything publicly about any aspect of religion without someone claiming to be offended. It's obvious that @MahuaMoitra wasn't trying to offend anyone. I urge every one to lighten up & leave religion to individuals to practice privately," he tweeted.
Following this, Shashi Tharoor too came under fire.
However, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) has condemned party MP Mahua Moitra's remarks on Goddess Kali where she called the Hindu deity a "meat-eating, alcohol-accepting goddess".#IndiaTodayConclaveEast2022 and her views expressed on Goddess Kali have been made in her personal capacity and are NOT ENDORSED BY THE PARTY in ANY MANNER OR FORM. All India Trinamool Congress strongly condemns such comments," the tweet put out by the official handle of TMC read.
Also Read | Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann wedding Live updates: Picture of Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann dressed as groom goes viral
Mahua Moitra has been booked for allegedly hurting religious sentiments after her comment on Goddess Kali stirred a controversy.
-PTC News
