While congratulating Mallikarjun Kharge for his win, Shashi Tharoor said it changed into his privilege to get hold of the assist of over one thousand colleagues
Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, who misplaced the Congress presidential election, praised the winning candidate, Mallikarjun Kharge, announcing he felt that the revival of the celebration “has in reality began these days”. He said the brand new birthday party President is a colleague and senior “who brings enough management and revel in to the desk” and exuded confidence that under the guidance of Mr Kharge, “we will all together take the birthday celebration to new heights”. He also thanked outgoing President Sonia Gandhi for her contributions to the birthday celebration.
In a announcement issued simply after the result became introduced, Mr Tharoor, whilst congratulating Mr Kharge, also thanked his personal team of celebration colleagues “for his or her super efforts towards not possible odds to hold our campaign going”.
Mr Tharoor tweeted: “It is a terrific honour & a large obligation to be President of @INCIndia &I want @Kharge ji all fulfillment in that task. It changed into a privilege to have obtained the assist of over 1000 colleagues,& to hold the hopes& aspirations of so many well-wishers of Congress throughout India.”
It is a first-rate honour & a big responsibility to be President of @INCIndia &I desire @Kharge ji all achievement in that project. It changed into a privilege to have obtained the aid of over 1000 colleagues,& to hold the hopes& aspirations of such a lot of well-wishers of Congress throughout India. P.C.Twitter.Com/NistXfQGN1
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) October 19, 2022
While Mr Kharge received 7,897 votes, Mr Tharoor polled 1,072 votes.
Soon after the poll end result turned into declared, Mr Tharoor known as on Mr Kharge at his house to congratulate him. He later tweeted: “Called on our new President-opt for Mallikarjun Kharge to congratulate him and provide him my complete cooperation. Congress has been reinforced with the aid of our contest.”
Called on our new President-opt for Mallikarjun @kharge to congratulate him & provide him my full co-operation. @incIndia has been bolstered by using our contest. P.C.Twitter.Com/fwfk41T93q
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) October 19, 2022
Praising Sonia Gandhi, Mr Tharoor said in his announcement: “At this essential time inside the celebration’s history and for our collective future, we owe an irredeemable debt to our outgoing President, Sonia Gandhi, for her area century of leadership of the party and for being our anchor for the duration of our maximum essential moments. Her selection to authorise this election process, which has given us new pathways to the destiny, is absolutely a fitting testament to her sagacity and imaginative and prescient for our celebration.”
He additionally thanked Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra for ensuring “free and impartial elections” and said that the Nehru-Gandhi family has and could continually preserve a unique location within the hearts of Congress birthday celebration participants.
Expressing his gratitude toward his group of committed volunteer colleagues who worked for him for the duration of the campaign, Mr Tharoor added: “My special thanks to my dedicated, idealist and enthusiastic volunteer crew of celebration colleagues for their superb efforts towards impossible odds to hold our campaign going.”