The Congress on Sunday distanced itself from party MP Shashi Tharoor’s comments drawing a parallel between BJP stalwart L.K. Advani and late Prime Ministers Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi and praising the former Deputy PM as a "true statesman".

Congress Media and Publicity Department Chairman Pawan Khera said: "Like always, Dr Shashi Tharoor speaks for himself and the Indian National Congress outrightly dissociates itself from his most recent statement."

"That he continues to do so as a Congress MP and CWC member reflects the essential democratic and liberal spirit unique to INC," he said, even as some party supporters on social media demanded disciplinary action against the former diplomat-turned-politician.

Apart from the praise for Advani, several Congress leaders had frowned at

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