“No formal resolution was passed” Congress MP Shashi Tharoor after Parliamentary Meeting

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New Delhi, May 19, 2025 (ANI): Following the Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs' meeting, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor stated that while no formal resolution was passed, there was a collective desire among members to express solidarity with the Foreign Secretary. Tharoor conveyed that despite the MEA and Foreign Secretary’s reluctance to bring forward such a resolution, the members expressed strong support.

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00:00We had a very comprehensive and rich discussion. As you can see, a meeting that normally would have

00:06finished by six o'clock has gone on till seven o'clock. It was a very thorough, wide-ranging

00:11discussion. We had 21 members attending, in fact 23 members attending, which I think is a record

00:18for this committee. The 24th one came also. So the fact is that this was a very, very thorough

00:26discussion. Many of the MPs had thoughtful questions to ask. There was even a desire to

00:33have a resolution expressing solidarity with the Foreign Secretary in the face of the unwarranted

00:39attacks upon him. He himself requested there should be no resolution, but it was a unanimous

00:45sentiment of the committee that he has performed good service for the nation and we all stand

00:49with him. And that was not a formal resolution, but it was definitely the wish of everyone.

00:54I also want to add that the committee has in many ways covered a lot of constructive ground

01:04and is left with satisfactory responses to various questions. I am not at liberty to enter into

01:12the substance of the questions. That is simply the standard policy of the committee. But I

01:18will say that we have had a good discussion and we are partying, as you can see, in very positive

01:26spirit.

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