Focus More On China: Congress Leader Slams Party's Manish Tewari's Book
NDTV
The excerpts of the book appear to suggest that Manish Tiwari -- the official spokesperson of the Congress at the time was in favour of a tougher response by the UPA government to 26/11 terror attack in Mumbai.
Congress's Adhir Chowdhury today launched an attack on senior party colleague Manish Tewari over his upcoming book "10 Flash Points; 20 Years - National Security Situations that Impacted India". The excerpts of the book appear to suggest that Mr Tewari -- the official spokesperson of the Congress at the time who later he became the information and broadcasting minister -- was in favour of a tougher response by the UPA government to 26/11 terror attack in Mumbai. After Salman Khurshid, another Congress leader throws UPA under the bus to sell his book.Manish Tewari in his new book slams the UPA for weakness in the name of restrain post 26/11.Air Chief Marshal Fali Major is already on record saying IAF was ready to strike but UPA froze. pic.twitter.com/LOlYl77fgD
"For a state that has no compunctions in brutally slaughtering hundreds of innocent people, restraint is not a sign of strength; it is perceived as a symbol of weakness. There comes a time when actions must speak louder than words. 26/11 was one such time when it just should have been done. It, therefore, is my considered opinion that India should have actioned a kinetic response in the days following India's 9/11," reads the excerpt in question, which has made the party deeply uncomfortable.
Mr Chowdhury, became the first to speak on the issue. "He (Manish Tewari) should be focusing more on China that has captured many of our areas in Ladakh and built villages in Arunachal Pradesh," Mr Chowdhury was quoted as saying by news agency ANI. "He is regaining consciousness now. Why has he not talked about it that time," ANI quoted him as saying.
Manish Tewari -- one of the 23 leaders who signed the explosive letter to Sonia Gandhi last year flagging a drift in leadership and demanding sweeping organisational changes- is yet to respond on the issue.
