Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, who has been lending issue-based support to the Modi government, has spoken out on the protests against CEC Gyanesh Kumar. Tharoor quoted lines from one of Ramdhari Singh Dinkar's poems and said, 'this government will go'.
Shashi Tharoor, Congress MP from Thiruvananthapuram, has remained low-key in the Rahul Gandhi-led protests in New Delhi. (Image: PTI)
New Delhi,Oct 12, 2026 12:01 IST
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has added his voice to the growing criticism by the Opposition amid protests demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar. Invoking the iconic Hindi poem Janatantra Ka Janma by Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar', Tharoor on Monday shared verses from the poem, including the famous line, "Singhasan khali karo ki janata aati hai (Abdicate the throne, for the people are coming to claim it)". In a separate post, he amplified Rahul Gandhi's remarks that "this government will go", adding a political edge to his participation.
Tharoor's posts came as the Opposition INDIA bloc prepared to march through the national capital against alleged police violence and attacks by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers on students and women during the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)-led protest demanding Kumar's resignation on Saturday (October 10).
While the Rahul Gandhi-led Congress has been holding protests for the past week, Tharoor has largely remained on the sidelines and has not been seen actively participating in the agitation. His latest remarks are significant given that the diplomat-turned-politician has supported the BJP-led government's position on several issues, including amplifying its stance on Operation Sindoor, India's four-day military confrontation with Pakistan in May 2025.
Poem of the Day ( ): As Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar' ( '') wrote in his iconic poem "Janatantra Ka Janma" ( / “The Birth of Democracy”): https://t.co/B8ptGWSvts— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) October 12, 2026
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(Written by Avinash Kateel)