New Delhi: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor stirred up the hornet’s nest within his party yet again on Saturday by pointing to how political opponents should behave in a democracy.

Pointing to the meeting between US president Donald Trump and New York city mayor Zohran Mamdani, Tharoor said: “this is how democracy should work” and added that he would “love to see more of this in India.” ADVERTISEMENT

While Trump and Mamdani had sharp exchanges during the mayoral campaign, their Friday meeting at the White House was a warm one.

“Fight passionately for your point of view in elections, with no rhetorical holds barred. But once it’s over, and the people have spoken, learn to cooperate with each other in the common interests of the nation you are both pledged to serve,” Tharoor wrote, noting that

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