India, April 28 -- Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Monday said that everyone was waiting to see the Centre's response to the Pahalgam terror attack and added that accountability on the government for potential lapses can be addressed later.

"In my opinion, a response should be given, and there should be a message in that response-- if you commit such acts, you cannot do so free of cost, and that era is over. This is the price to pay - and tomorrow, the price will be greater. If that message is not given, such incidents will continue to occur," PTI news agency quoted Tharoor, who was speaking on the April 22 attack that killed 26 people, mostly tourists.

The MP from Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram also sought to know whether this is the right ...