<br/>Top leadership of the Congress party are meeting in New Delhi today to take a decision on continuance of Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor in the Government. <br/><br/>The meeting assumes significance in the wake of Prime Minister's statement that he will take a decision on the issue following the reports of his alleged involvement in the IPL Kochi ownership controversy. <br/><br/>The meeting of the Congress Core Group is going on at the residence of the Prime Minister where the Congress President, Mrs. Sonia Gandhi, senior ministers in the cabinet, Mr Pranab Mukherjee, Mr A K Antony, Mr P Chidambaram and senior leader Ahmed Patel are present.<br/><br/>Before the core group meet, party supremo Mrs Sonia Gandhi discussed the issue with the Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh.<br/><br/><br/>Earlier in the day, Mr.Tharoor met the Prime Minister at his residence. <br/><br/>According to party sources, he is believed to have explained his position to Dr Singh in the wake of the controversy. <br/><br/>Mr. Tharoor, earlier held separate meetings with the Congress President Sonia Gandhi and senior Congress leaders and Cabinet Ministers, A.K. Antony and Pranab Mukherjee. <br/><br/><br/>The Opposition is seeking the removal of Mr. Tharoor from the Government for his alleged involvement in the controversy. <br/><br/>Parliament was rocked by the issue on Friday leading to the adjournment of both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha for the day. <br/><br/>BJP has announced that it will not allow Parliament to function till the removal of the Minister from the Government.