Hyderabad, Feb. 16 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader N Ramachander Rao on Sunday, welcomed Congress MP Shashi Tharoor's appreciation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the US, saying this should be the spirit of political parties of showing national interest.

He slammed Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition, Rahul Gandhi, accusing him of "criticising" the country abroad. Taking a jibe, Rao said that Rahul should take a 'cue' from his party's MP and learn that outside the country, we are all one.

Speaking to ANI, Rao said, "We welcome Shashi Tharoor's statement. This should be the spirit of political parties and they should show their national interest, not like Rahul Gandhi who travels abroad and criticises India and the Indian Pr...