"Irony Died When...": Minister's Jibe At Shashi Tharoor In Affidavit Row
NDTV
The Union Minister has been fielded by the Bharatiya Janata Party from the Lok Sabha seat in the Kerala capital, which has been held by the Congress' Shashi Tharoor since 2009.
Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar hit back at the Congress Thursday morning amid the ongoing row over a surprising detail on his election affidavit - that his taxable income for FY2021/22 was Rs 680, compared to Rs 17.5 lakh for FY20 and Rs 5.5 lakh for FY23.
In a post on X, he countered the Congress' plan to "run a campaign about my Rs 680 as taxable income" and offered "... the facts, all of which are in my mandatory disclosure".
"I am only in public life for several years and my income is derived only (from) MP or Minister's salary and perks, and interest/dividend from savings/investments."
