Shashi Tharoor on the post of CM of KeralaCongress MP Shashi Tharoor on Saturday (January 14) said that he is not ready for the chief ministerial role, days after expressing his willingness to join the race for the chief minister’s post in Kerala.
Tharoor told reporters in Kannur, “I am not ready for the role of Chief Minister. I will continue to do what I have been doing for fourteen years.”
Tharoor said, “Nothing more to say now.” Earlier, Congress MP Hibi Eden had said that Tharoor may express his desire for the role of chief minister if “the high command allows him”. Tharoor, while talking to a local Malayalam news channel, expressed his desire to contest elections from Kerala.
When asked if he was willing to take up the post of Chief Minister in Kerala, he replied in the affirmative, “I am ready for the role. But the final decision rests with the people. It is the responsibility of finding the underlying causes of the issues facing Kerala.” is with us,” he said a few days ago.
The Congress said, “The party should decide who will contest. An MP cannot decide not to contest tomorrow. If the party decides, he will have to contest. The party will say whether his services are needed for state politics.” There is a greater need. There is no confusion about it.” MP Hibi Eden underlined that neither party [Congress] Nor has the high command decided on the next chief ministerial face for Kerala so far.
“If they decide I will stand by them,” Eden reiterated, adding that the party has not yet appointed Tharoor to the role. He further said, “If Tharoor wants. But the party has not appointed him for this. Anyone can.
Later addressing the media persons, Eden said that he has led the organizational activity of inclusion of names in the voter list and is now going ahead with the same.
He said, “I do not see any difficulty in the preparations related to the Lok Sabha elections. All political parties are working in full swing as the elections are round the corner. We have already held several meetings regarding the concept of Vision 2024. “
(With ANI inputs)
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