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Charges against me are baseless, product of malicious, vindictive campaign: Shashi Tharoor

New Delhi: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday said that “I find the charges preposterous and baseless, a product of a “malicious” and “vindictive” campaign and the truth will eventually prevail.”

Shashi Tharoor released a statement on his official Twitter account after he was summoned to face trial in a case related to the death of his wife Sunanda Pushkar.

“I would like to reiterate my position that I find the charges preposterous and baseless, the product of a malicious and vindictive campaign against myself. I will continue to vigorously contest these charges and maintain my steadfast conviction that ultimately the truth will prevail.” the statement read.


The former Union minister has refused to speak further and urged the media to respect his and his family’s right to privacy as the matter is sub-judice. “I will refrain from commenting on this issue further until such time as the next scheduled hearing of the case,” he said.

Tharoor has been charged under Sections 498 A (husband or his relative subjecting a woman to cruelty) and 306 (abetment of suicide) of the Indian Penal Code.

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Follow Centre’s footsteps, waive state GST on langar: Harsimrat to Punjab government

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Chandigarh: Union Food Processing Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal today said since the Centre has decided that all religious and charitable institutions would not be burdened with GST on ‘langar’, the Punjab government too should announce a complete waiver of state GST on such institutions.

She said the Central government’s landmark decision to give the GST relief to religious and charitable institutions ensured that no institution serving the cause of humanity need pay additional taxes.

In stark contrast, the Congress government in Punjab had announced in the State Assembly to waive state GST on purchases made for Darbar Sahib (Golden Temple) but failed to honour this pledge, the Union minister alleged.

“The Punjab government should now immediately announce a waiver of state GST on langar purchases done by all religious and charitable institutions on the Centre’s pattern to respect the sentiments of people,” the Bathinda MP said.

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