New Delhi, Feb. 5 -- Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Thursday backed the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, saying he should be allowed to speak in Parliament about the 2020 standoff with China.

Tharoor, who suffered from a hairline fracture after falling from the staircase on the steps outside the Parliament building was seen in a wheelchair.

Speaking to reporters, the Congress leader said, "The LoP should be allowed to speak, and what is more, is that what he is quoting is a matter that is already in the public domain. It is published in a magazine. All he wanted to do was make his point. By raising such a big objection and not allowing him to speak, a much larger problem has been created."

On his injury, the MP f...