Washington, April 14 (IANS) Shashi Tharoor has again shown his talent for stealing headlines every time the prime minister travels overseas. This is the second time in a row Tharoor, junior foreign minister and a former UN diplomat, has created a big splash during a foreign trip by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
When the prime minister was in Riyadh in February, Tharoor hogged headlines for his much-misunderstood remarks about Saudi Arabia acting as an interlocutor with Pakistan. This time round, when Manmohan Singh was in Washington to attend the Nuclear Security Summit, Tharoor’s relationship with Sunanda Pushkar, a close friend, and disclosures about her stake in Kochi’s team for Indian Premier League (IPL) is making headlines. The Tharoor saga and his twitter is being closely followed by the media and officials travelling with the prime minister. What’s up with Tharoor? – it has become almost a form of greeting among the Indian contingent.
