New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) Shashi Tharoor, who quit his ministerial post over alleged links to the IPL Kochi franchise, said in the Lok Sabha Tuesday that his "conscience is clear" and that he had asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to have the charges against him thoroughly probed.
"My conscience is clear. I have done nothing improper or unethical, least of all illegal," Tharoor said two days after he resigned as minister of state for external affairs.
"I am new to Indian politics, but I have a long track record in public life unblemished by financial irregularities," Tharoor, with a tri-colour shawl draped round his shoulders, told the Lok Sabha amid pin-drop silence.
Refuting "fanciful and malicious charges", Tharoor said that he has told the prime minister to have the charges against him thoroughly investigated.
The former high ranking UN diplomat said he resigned in order to enable parliament to proceed with the legislative business and to focus on greater challenges ahead.
In an eloquent speech, Tharoor, a well-known author, thanked the people of Thiruvananthapuram for electing him to the Lok Sabha and underlined that he believed in "an India of pluralism, tolerance and diversity".
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Stany D'sa, Balehonnur/Dubai
Wed, Apr 21 2010Mr. shashi Tharoor is a intellectual and a highly qualified diplomat.Holder of Phd at thr age of 22. He has that Charisma and that is why he has strong 7 Lakh internet followers, just above King Sharukh khan. Resigned from politics is purely on moral grounds. I am sure the highly respectable ex-diplomat of UN will come out Mr.Clean. Overwhelmingly elected by clever keralite Voters, is still a Genius.I sincerely wish and pray Mr. Shashi Tharoor will be back in Indian Politics and serve the people who have great expectations from this very Gentleman. Jai India.
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Stany D'sa, Balehonnur/Dubai
Wed, Apr 21 2010Mr. shashi Tharoor is a intellectual and a highly qualified diplomat.Holder of Phd at thr age of 22. He has that Charisma and that is why he has strong 7 Lakh internet followers, just above King Sharukh khan. Resigned from politics is purely on moral grounds. I am sure the highly respectable ex-diplomat of UN will come out Mr.Clean. Overwhelmingly elected by clever keralite Voters, is still a Genius.I sincerely wish and pray Mr. Shashi Tharoor will be back in Indian Politics and serve the people who have great expectations from this very Gentleman. Jai India.
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Manvit, Mangalore
Tue, Apr 20 2010YOU ARE RIGHT MR. SHAHSI, EVERYTHING DONE TO SUNANDA NOT TO YOU. NOW YOU ARE TRUE POLITICIAN. JUST TELL EVERYONE HOW ONE BEAUTICIAN GETS 70 CR??? DID SUNANADA WROTE ANY BOOK ON IPL KOCHI OR DID ANY THESIS ABOUT IPL???? ONLY YOU & SOME OF YOUR SUPPORTER LIKE LYDIA LOBO CAN ANSWER THIS.
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nagesh nayaK, bangalore
Tue, Apr 20 2010WHEN YOUR CONSCIENCE IS CLEAR & DONE NOTHING WRONG WHY YOU HAVE RESIGNED?
RESIGNATION FROM THE POST SAYS THAT YOU ARE GUILTY.
JAI HO.
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