The manner in which the Congress party reacted to the Narendra Modi government's decision to nominate Shashi Tharoor to head one of the seven all-party delegations to educate the world regarding India's war against terror was anything but appreciable. Tharoor is a senior leader of the Congress party and a member of parliament for the past 16 years. He served as minister of state for external affairs, was a former under-secretary general of the United Nations, and is, at present, chairman of the parliamentary committee on external affairs. He has the best credentials to represent India in the global community.

Not that the Congress party was unaware of his impeccable credentials. Their objection probably stemmed from either jealousy or suspicion. In short, the Congress leadership is allergic to Tharoor, a symptom that became acute once the government ignored the party's recommendation to include Gaurav Gogoi.

Compare the credentials of Tharoor and Gogoi, and it becomes clear that Gogoi is where he is, Deputy Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, not because he is the best and the brightest but because he is a trusted lieutenant of Rahul Gandhi. Tharoor, on the other hand, has achieved his position despite figuring in the blacklist of the Congress party, or rather the Gandhi family.

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