Shashi Tharoor's 'real force for peace' tribute for Pervez Musharraf draws BJP leaders' ire

Shashi Tharoor's 'real force for peace' tribute for Pervez Musharraf draws BJP leaders' ire

Shashi Tharoor had tweeted condoling the death of Musharraf who passed away at Dubai hospital after prolonged illness.

FPJ Web DeskUpdated: Sunday, February 05, 2023, 07:47 PM IST
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Congress leader and Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor Sunday faced flack from Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat for the formers' comment praising ex-Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf. Shashi Tharoor had tweeted condoling the death of Musharraf who passed away at Dubai hospital after prolonged illness.

“Pervez Musharraf, Former Pakistani President, Dies of Rare Disease”: Once an implacable foe of India, he became a real force for peace 2002-2007. I met him annually in those days at the @un &found him smart, engaging & clear in his strategic thinking. RIP," Tharoor had tweeted.

Union Minister of Jal Shakti Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, reacting to Tharoor's tweet, said the latter should read the history of Kargil War once again.

Tagging Tharoor's tweets, BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla said, "Pervez Musharraf - architect of Kargil, dictator, accused of heinous crimes - who considered Taliban & Osama as 'brothers' & 'heroes' - who refused to even take back bodies of his own dead soldiers is being hailed by Congress! Are you surprised? Again, Congress ki pak parasti!"

"Once upon a time Musharraf had hailed Rahul Gandhi as a gentleman perhaps that endears Congress to Musharraf??" he said.

"From 370 to Surgical Strike to doubting Balakote Congress echoed Pak line & hails Musharraf but called our own chief 'Sadak Ka Gunda'..This is Congress!!" Poonawalla said.

In another tweet, the BJP leader shared an old video of Musharraf talking about his son being invited by Rahul Gandhi and Musharraf's wife, brother and son being invited for a lunch by former prime minister Manmohan Singh when they were on a Delhi visit, during his tenure as the Pakistan president.

"Parvez Musharraf who had hailed Osama Bin Laden & Taliban had sung praises of Rahul Gandhi too - called him a gentleman and pledged his support to him!! Perhaps this is the reason why Shashi Tharoor is eulogising the architect of Kargil & a backer of terrorism!! Sigh," Poonawalla said in his tweet, tagging the video.

Mehbooba Mufti condoles Musharraf's death

Musharraf, 79, was suffering from amyloidosis, a rare disease caused by a build-up of an abnormal protein called amyloid in organs and tissues throughout the body, The Express Tribune reported.

Musharraf was born on August 11, 1943 in Delhi.

He assumed the post of Chief Executive after imposing martial law in the country in 1999 and served as the president of Pakistan from 2001 to 2008.

In her condolence, former J-K chief minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti said Musharraf was perhaps the only Pakistani general who genuinely tried to address the Kashmir issue.

"Deepest condolences. Perhaps the only Pakistani General who genuinely tried to address the Kashmir issue. He wanted a solution according to wishes of people of J&K & acceptable to India & Pak. Though GOI has reversed all CBMs initiated by him & Vajpayee ji, the ceasefire remains," Mufti tweeted.

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