Tharoor had reportedly told party he won't be able to attend; was in Kolkata where he spoke on women's rights, his bill against marital rape; and sang briefly

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor was absent at yet another meeting of his party on Thursday. This one was a meeting of the party's Lok Sabha MPs, chaired by Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi. Tharoor had informed about his unavailability, news agency ANI said citing party sources on Friday.

It comes in the backdrop of Tharoor's absence from two other meetings of his party, with which his relationship has not been particularly rosy in recent months, in recent weeks. He has, however, been attending events such as a lecture by PM Narendra Modi and a state banquet for Russian President Vladmir Putin where the main Opposition leadership wa

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