India, May 17 -- In a sharp escalation of political tension, the Congress on Saturday accused the Modi government of betrayal and "Narad Muni politics" after former Union minister Shashi Tharoor-who was not among the four MPs nominated by the Congress-was named as head of an all-party delegation following Operation Sindoor. The move sparked outrage within the party, which claimed it was deliberately sidelined in the planning of India's global diplomatic outreach against terrorism.

Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh called the government's actions "mischievous" and "dishonest," asserting that the names submitted by the Congress-Anand Sharma, Gaurav Gogoi, Syed Naseer Hussain, and Raja Warring-were ignored despite a formal request fr...