Upset over being ‘ignored’ by Rahul, Shashi Tharoor skips meeting called to discuss Congress strategy for Kerala

New Delhi: Igniting fresh trouble in Congress’ Kerala unit, senior MP Shashi Tharoor on Friday skipped a meeting called by the central leadership to finetune strategy for state Assembly elections, apparently upset over Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi.

The meeting of senior leaders from Kerala was called by party chief Mallikarjun Kharge in which state president Sunny Joseph, Legislature party leader V D Satheesan, Congress Working Committee members Ramesh Chennithala and Tharoor among others were invited.