The Congress has removed Shashi Tharoor from the post of party spokesperson following praise of Prime Minister Narendra Modi by him. In a statement, party General Secretary Janardan Dwivedi said that the Congress has accepted the recommendation of disciplinary committee in this regard. Kerala Unit of the party had demanded action against Mr. Tharoor for his pro-Modi stance.

Thiruvananthpuram MP had lauded NDA government's Swachh Bharat campaign and responded positively to Mr. Modi's invitation to join it. However, he later said that he is a proud Congressman and had not endorsed the agenda of the BJP.