Waving Worksheet at Nasty Remarks

When Shashi Tharoor set out to woo voters here as the Congress candidate in 2009, even his own partymen were taken aback by the high-voltage charm he exuded.
Waving Worksheet at Nasty Remarks

When Shashi Tharoor set out to woo voters here as the Congress candidate in 2009, even his own partymen were taken aback by the high-voltage charm he exuded. He won by almost one lakh votes. Fighting this time on the development plank, he is still a huge crowd puller. His eloquence, charm and ease with crowds are still hard to match for the Left and BJP.

Though the opposition is set to cash in on the many controversies Tharoor has landed himself into in the past year. The Left has been sharpening their knives since Tharoor’s wife Sunanda Pushkar was found dead on January 17. Last week CPM leader M Vijayakumar said Tharoor had a doctorate in ‘violence against women’. CPI MLA VS Sunil Kumar accused Tharoor of murdering his wife.

Tharoor has taken the high road and filed complaints with the Election Commission against the two leaders and the BJP Mahila Morcha. “These are examples of a sustained campaign of vilification by the LDF and the BJP, false stories about the tragic death of my wife to assassinate my character,” says Tharoor. He has challenged his opponents to punch holes in a list of development projects he has brought to the constituency. However, in a constituency, where anti-incumbency, caste equations and coastal votes play a major role, it would be premature to feel secure till the very end.

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