Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Aug 30: After his recent article in a Malayalam daily sparked rumours that the former Union minister could run for the post of Congress President, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said on Tuesday that an election will be helpful for the party but refused to comment on whether he will contest election or not.
“No comment to make. I accept what I’ve written in my article which is that an election would be a good thing for the Congress party”, Tharoor told reporters here when asked whether he will contest Party’s presidential poll.
The Thiruvananthapuram MP also praised the party’s elections and lamented Rahul Gandhi’s rejection of the position of Congress President. He felt that the grand old party should not be constrained by the notion that it can only be led by one family.
The party elections, according to a piece written by Tharoor for the Malayalam newspaper Mathrubhumi, were the first stage in the organization’s revitalization.
Notably, Congress Working Committee (CWC) had on Sunday decided that the election for the Congress president post will be held on October 17 and the counting of votes will be done on October 19.
