Shashi Tharoor shares selfie with BJP minister amid rift rumours

Amid rumours of his rift with the Congress leadership, MP Shashi Tharoor posted a selfie with union commerce minister Piyush Goyal and Britain's secretary of state for business and trade, Jonathan Reynolds.

"Good to exchange words with Jonathan Reynolds, Britain’s Secretary of State for Business and Trade, in the company of his Indian counterpart, Commerce & Industry Minister Piyush Goyal. The long-stalled FTA negotiations have been revived, which is most welcome," he wrote on X.

Shashi Tharoor had reportedly received flak from within the party apparently for praising the Kerala Left Democratic Front (LDF) government's industrial policy. Further fueling speculation was Shashi Tharoor's cryptic post on X. "Where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise," he wrote on Saturday.