Dynastic politics poses ‘grave threat’ to Indian democracy, says Shashi Tharoor

Writing for the international media outlet Project Syndicate, the Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha parliamentarian argued that when political power is inherited by lineage rather than earned through ability, commitment, or grassroots engagement, the quality of governance suffers

Senior Congress Member of Parliament (MP) Shashi Tharoor on Monday warned that dynastic politics across India’s political spectrum poses a “grave threat” to the country’s democracy, asserting that it is high time India shifted from “dynasty to meritocracy”, news agency PTI reported.

Writing for the international media outlet Project Syndicate, the Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha parliamentarian argued that when political power is inherited by lineage rather than earned through ability, commitment, or grassroots enga