NEW DELHI: BJP on Monday slammed Congress after the party distanced itself from Shashi Tharoor’s praise for veteran BJP leader L K Advani. BJP national spokesperson CR Kesavan asked, “Does INC now stand for ‘Intolerant National Congress’? The party cannot even tolerate basic civility and courtesies being extended in public life. ” Kesavan further said there was "deep-rooted insecurity" in the "Congress first" family and the Nehru-Gandhi lineage as the driving force behind the party’s current meltdown. He added that Tharoor was not alone in voicing such sentiments. “Many Congress leaders feel stifled and suffocated under the undeserved leadership of the ‘Congress first’ family. The Congress party only possesses an emergency prejudiced, intolerant mindset,” Kesavan said. BJP s

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