Shashi Tharoor Praises Trump-Mamdani Meeting as “How Democracy Should Work”

Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 03:36pm on 22 Nov 2025,Saturday India Global

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor lauded the White House meeting between former US President Donald Trump and New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, calling their post-election civility a model for democratic politics. He tweeted that rivals should “fight passionately” during elections but “cooperate in the common interests of the nation” once the votes are counted. The BJP, meanwhile, welcomed his remark — using it to chide Congress leadership. Spokesperson Shehzad Poonawala said Tharoor’s post was a “cryptic” reminder to his own party to prioritise India over the Gandhi family. (PC: AFP)

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