NEW DELHI: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor will not accept the Veer Savarkar Award, his office has announced. Tharoor’s office confirmed that the award was announced without informing either Tharoor or his office. The office also stated that he is travelling to Kolkata today to attend another event. Tharoor had explained the matter in a Facebook post as well.

The organisers, HRDS India, had earlier announced that Shashi Tharoor would receive their first Savarkar Award. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh was scheduled to present the award at a function today at the NDMC Convention Centre in New Delhi.

Along with Tharoor, five other individuals had been selected for the award. It is meant for distinguished personalities from various fields who have made notable contributions in public service and s

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