Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on April 3 said the question — who is the alternative to Prime Minister Narendra Modi is “irrelevant”. “Yet again a journalist has asked me to identify an individual who is the alternative to Mr. Modi. The question is irrelevant in the Parliamentary system,” he said.
“We are not electing an individual (as in a presidential system), but a party, or coalition of parties, that represents a set of principles and convictions that are invaluable to preserve India’s diversity, pluralism and inclusive growth,” he shared on X.
He added that the alternative to Mr. Modi is a group of experienced, capable and diverse Indian leaders who will be responsive to people’s problems and not driven by individual ego.
