Tharoor should step down: Dr Farooq

New Delhi, Apr 16: The Union Minister Farooq Abdullah today  said that Shashi Tharoor should step down to protect the “honour” of the government. He said the Kerala MP should have revealed his relationship with Sunanda Pushkar right from the beginning.
 “Well, then my decision would be to (set aside). I would go... Not only for honour of mine but for that of the country and the government,” Abdullah said when asked if he would have set aside (step down) if he was in Shashi Tharoor’s place in the IPL row over his friendship with Pushkar.
 Abdullah, Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy, was speaking to Karan Thapar on ‘Devil’s Advocate’ programme on CNN-IBN.
 Noting that Tharoor must have been “embarrassed” and “feeling sad” for not revealing his relations with Sunanda in the beginning, he added, “I think he should not have been afraid. How does it matter if he is friend of a woman. He should have been upfront as what is there to hide in it.”
 The 54-year-old Tharoor, Minister of State for External Affairs, has rejected opposition allegation of misuse of office to influence IPL Kochi franchise’s successful bid or get any financial gains for him or his friend Pushkar.

Lastupdate on : Fri, 16 Apr 2010 21:30:00 Makkah time
Lastupdate on : Fri, 16 Apr 2010 18:30:00 GMT
Lastupdate on : Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:00:00 IST



  • del.icio.us
  • StumbleUpon
  • Digg
  • TwitThis
  • Mixx
  • Technorati
  • Facebook
  • NewsVine
  • Reddit
  • Google
  • LinkedIn
  • YahooMyWeb
  • Print News
  • YahooMyWeb

Code Image  Load New Code
Enter the Security code exactly as you see it in the image security code is CaSe SeNsItIvE(Cookies must be enabled)
  • MORE FROM SOUTH ASIA

  • Kashmir

Hizb reacts to Gen. Singh’s statement

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Apr 16: Reacting to the Army Chief General V K Singh’s statement that any dilution in the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) would have adverse impact on the confidence of armed forces, More


  • Srinagar City

Delegates discuss JNNRUM fate

GOWHAR BHAT

Srinagar, Apr 16: With less than a year left for the completion of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission projects, the members of the local bodies from all over India on Friday debated its More



  • Jammu

22 KAS officers promoted

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Apr 16: The Government today accorded sanction to the promotion of 22 Selection Grade officers to the Special Scale of Rs. 37,400-67,000 with grade pay of Rs. 8700 of the Jammu and Kashmir Administrative More


  • South Asia

High security number plates in JK soon: Government

GK NEWS NETWORK

New Delhi, Apr 16: Jammu and Kashmir Transport Minister, Qamar Ali Akhoon today said high security number plates would be introduced soon in J&K and two officers each from Finance and Transport Department More


  • GK Business

Hill View Honda opens counter in Srinagar

RABIA NOOR

Srinagar, Apr 16: The Hill View Honda, authorized dealers of Honda Siel Cars India Ltd (HSCI), Friday opened a counter here. The counter, first in the Valley by the company, is in 7-Square Shopping Complex More


ADD
Designed Developed and Maintaned By Imobisoft Ltd /Algosol Software Solutions