India, Nov. 22 -- The BJP grabbed onto Shashi Tharoor's remarks on the Trump-Zohran Mamdani meeting, turning his praise for the unusual display of civility into a pointed swipe at the Congress leadership.

Tharoor had taken to social media to highlight how the US President and the newly elected New York City mayor, fierce critics of each other during the campaign, set aside their hostility to meet with respect.

It was this moment of putting the election season behind and focusing on public service that Tharoor celebrated. And BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawala quickly echoed the sentiment, using it to nudge the Congress.

Poonawala said Tharoor's "cryptic" post was effectively a reminder to his own party to place the nation above the Gan...