In a significant boost for Shashi Tharoor, the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), the largest ally of the Congress in Kerala, on Wednesday hailed the Thiruvananthapuram MP as a crowd-puller and an effective campaigner.
The IUML emphasised that Mr. Tharoor’s contributions would be valuable to the Congress-led United Democratic Front in Kerala. “I believe he is still a Congressman. Tharoor is an effective campaigner and the UDF can utilise him. He is part of the UDF and the INDIA alliance. He is also a well-known politician in India. He is a crowd-puller,” IUML State president Panakkad Sadiq Ali Shihab Thangal told reporters in response to a query.
Amid the alleged tussle within the Congress over the Chief Ministerial candidature for next year’s Assembly polls, the Thangal also emphasised the need to strengthen the unity and stability of the UDF as the elections approach.
