Shashi Tharoor lauds Imran Khan for Tipu Sultan tweet, Ram Madhav says his love for neighbours well known

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has sparked a row after he praised Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan for paying tribute to Mysore ruler Tipu Sultan.
Retweeting Imran Khan's tweet, the Congress leader lauded the Pakistan PM for remembering Tipu Sultan on his death anniversary on May 4, but expressed disappointment that “it took a Pakistani leader to remember a great Indian hero” on his death anniversary.

Tharoor's tweet, however, led to a war of words between the Congress and BJP leaders.
Reacting to Tharoor's post, BJP general secretary Ram Madhav on Tuesday said that the Congress leader's love for the neighbours and hate for our leaders is very "well known". "He uses choicest abuses for our leaders and he has great love for people across the border. He has to think what he is doing is it right or not," the BJP leader said.

Imran Khan's tweet also triggered a war of words between Congress leader Siddaramaiah and BJP's Rajeev Chandrasekhar with the former saying he was not the one to "eat biryani" with the premier of an enemy country.
Retweeting Khan's message, BJP MP Chandrasekhar wrote, "Dear @siddaramaiah avare - time for u (you) to hug Imranji n (and) Bajwaji - @sherryontopp! Thts (That's) quickest way to bcm (become) @RahulGandhi n (and) @priyankagandhi's favourite! #JustDoIt."
His jibe was aimed at Siddaramaiah's reverence for Tipu Sultan. The Congress leader had started the tradition of celebrating Tipu Jayanti as then chief minister of Karnataka three years ago.
Slamming Chandrasekhar, Siddaramaiah tweeted, "Mr @rajeev_mp, Think before you tweet. I am not like your Chor @narendramodi to eat biryani with the PM of our enemy country & also not like you to compromise on ethics to please your bosses.
"It is better to lead a life of Tipu Sultan than like a slave of your bosses like you."
The Congress leader's attack was in reference to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's surprise visit to Nawaz Sharif, the then prime minister of Pakistan, in Lahore in 2017.