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Shashi Tharoor sends message to Rahul Gandhi over detention during protest
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News18•07-10-2026, 06:44
Shashi Tharoor sends message to Rahul Gandhi over detention during protest
- •INDIA bloc MPs led by Rahul Gandhi staged a protest march against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on October 6, 2026.
- •Rahul Gandhi was detained near Akashwani after police stopped the opposition's march from Parliament to the Election Commission office.
- •Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, who was attending a conference in Berlin, expressed deep concern over the manhandling and detention of Rahul Gandhi.
- •Tharoor stated on social media that his heart is in New Delhi and expressed confidence that justice will eventually prevail.
- •Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi, and other leaders were later released from Kingsway Camp late at night.
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Shashi Tharoor stated that he was deeply troubled after seeing pictures of Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi being manhandled and detained by the police during an opposition protest in New Delhi.
The opposition MPs marched from Parliament to the Election Commission to protest against depriving 13 crore voters of their voting rights and demanded the resignation of CEC Gyanesh Kumar.
Following the protest at Akashwani Bhawan, Delhi Police detained Rahul Gandhi along with other Congress leaders and took them to the New Police Line at Kingsway Camp before releasing them late at night.
