Shashi Tharoor defends India at Khamenei funeral: 'Respect the departed; don't politicise it'

Shashi Tharoor defends India at Khamenei funeral: 'Respect the departed; don't politicise it'

“...I would argue that normally, when such a senior leader who is the principal spiritual leader passes away, a more elevated level of condolence could and should have been expressed...It is true that a delegation has now gone. The Congress Party is also represented by my good friend Salman Khurshid and others. It is important that in a situation like this, we should always show respect to the departed who occupy such a significant position...Ev…