The Congress on Sunday dissociated itself from a social media post by party MP Shashi Tharoor, who described Bharatiya Janata Party leader and former Deputy Prime Minister LK Advani as a “true statesman”.

In a post to mark Advani’s 98th birthday on Saturday, Tharoor praised his “unwavering commitment to public service, his modesty and decency, and his role in shaping the trajectory of modern India”.

The Thiruvananthapuram MP described the BJP leader as a “true statesman whose life of service has been exemplary”.

Several social media users questioned Tharoor’s praise for Advani, pointing to the BJP leader having led a campaign in the late 1980s and early 1990s to build a Ram temple in place of the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya.

The Babri Masjid was demolished by Hindutva extremists in Dec

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