Kozhikode, Jan. 24 -- Senior Congress leader and Thiruvanthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor has once again stirred controversy after missing a key strategy meeting of the party to discuss the upcoming Kerala assembly polls, indicating his displeasure over the party's functioning.

Tharoor clearly signalled that there are some "issues" with him and the party, and he would like to discuss them with the party's leadership.

"Whatever issues there are, I would have to discuss them with the party leadership, and I look forward to the opportunity to do so. I'm not entering into this issue in public at all," he said.

Earlier in the day, Tharoor clarified that he had informed his party leaders of his intention not to attend the meeting in advance due to...