'Super BJP Man?' Udit Raj Slams Shashi Tharoor Over Pahalgam Attack Remarks

Congress leader Udit Raj slammed party colleague Shashi Tharoor for suggesting that the Pahalgam terror attack might have resulted from intelligence failure, comparing it to Hamas' October 7 assault on Israel. He said that while failures tend to be noticed, "we will never know about the various terror attacks that were successfully thwarted".

Congress leader Udit Raj on Sunday slammed party colleague Shashi Tharoor over his comments on the Pahalgam terror attack, questioning where his loyalties lie. "Is Shashi Tharoor in the Congress party or the BJP? Is he trying to become a super-BJP man?" Raj said, while speaking to news agency ANI. Raj went on to say that Tharoor should question the BJP government about their plans regarding Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, and asked whether he had become "the BJP's advocate.

" "I want to ask him which terrorist attack occurred in America after 9/11? Has the BJP made him its spokesperson?" Raj further said, stepping up his criticism. Tharoor, while speaking to ANI, had said that the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam, which left 26 people dead, might have been the result of an intelligence failure. He drew a parallel with the October 7, 2023, Hamas assault on Israel, saying even the world's most reputed intelligence systems can be caught off guard.

"Obviously, there was no full proof intelligence. There was some failure..

. But we have got the example of Israel, the world's best intelligence services according to everybody, which were taken by surprise on October 7, just two years ago. It seems to me, just as Israel is waiting till the end of the war before they demand accountability, similarly, I think we too should see the present crisis through and then demand accountability from the government.

No country can ever have a foolproof 100 per cent intelligence," Tharoor said. He also pointed out that while successful operations against terror threats often remain unknown, failures tend to be noticed. "We will never know about the various terror attacks that were successfully thwarted.

We only learn about the ones that we failed to thwart. This is normal in any nation. There were failures, I agree, but that should not be our main focus right now.

..," Tharoor added.

The April 22 attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, targeted tourists near the popular Baisaran Meadow and has been described as one of the deadliest terror strikes in the region since the Pulwama attack in 2019. (With inputs from ANI) Get Latest News Live on Times Now along with Breaking News and Top Headlines from India and around the world..