How BJP, Congress reacted to Shashi Tharoor’s ‘dynastic politics grave threat to Indian democracy’ remark?

A major controversy has erupted over Congress leader Shashi Tharoor’s article that says dynastic politics across the political spectrum poses a “grave threat” to Indian democracy.

Reacting to his article, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) launched a sharp attack against the Congress and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD).

Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan took a jibe at the Congress and the RJD, saying Tharoor wrote the article based on his own "experience." "I welcome the statement of Shashi Tharoor. Whatever he said must be correct. He would have said this on the basis of his experience. His remarks will obviously hurt the Congress party and the RJD because their politics are limited to a family. They cannot think outside their family," Pradhan said.

BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawall