India, June 28 -- Days after sharing a cryptic social media post believed to be directed towards his party, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Saturday reacted to the issue amid speculations of a growing rift with the grand old party.

Tharoor dismissed talking about any speculations of rift publicly, saying, "If there are issues to discuss, they would be discussed privately."

Responding to questions on the cryptic post on X, Tharoor said, "I am not going to get into political issues here. If there are issues to discuss, they would be discussed privately and when the time comes, I shall do so." The Congress MP made the remark during an event in Ahmedabad.

During the event, Tharoor spoke of the diplomatic outreach after Operation Sindoor,...