New Delhi, Dec. 27 -- Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has once again stirred controversy within the party after reportedly saying that rejoicing at the PM's defeat is akin to celebrating India's defeat.

Congress leader V Hanumantha Rao on Saturday rejected Tharoor's statement, saying that "the party (Congress) does not think this way."

Rao attributed his remarks to the party's democratic structure, adding that there would have been action if another party made similar statements.

"We have democracy here, so everyone expresses their views. If another party made such statements, there would be swift action, but we have democracy here. This may be his thinking, but the party does not think that way...," Rao told ANI.

Earlier in the day, BJP s...