Thiruvananthapuram, Jan. 7 -- Senior Congress MP and Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs, Shashi Tharoor, on Wednesday expressed deep concern over the recent US military operation in Venezuela, characterising the capture of President Nicolas Maduro as a troubling breach of the United Nations Charter.

Speaking with reporters in Thiruvananthapuram, he emphasised that the US operation violates sovereignty, territorial integrity, and the non-use of force in international disputes.

Tharoor clarified that while the Parliamentary Committee has yet to formally discuss the incident, he felt compelled to speak in a "private individual capacity" given the gravity of the geopolitical shift.

"...I chair the Foreign ...