India, Nov. 4 -- A major controversy erupted on Monday after the BJP seized on Congress MP Shashi Tharoor's remarks about 'political dynasties' and raked up a storm. At the centre of this row is an October 31 article on opinion portal Project Syndicate, penned down by Tharoor.

He spoke at length about how lineage-driven politics undermines the quality of governance. Tharoor's remarks presented a major opportunity for the BJP, which claimed that the Congress leader had "directly attacked" what it called India's "nepo kid" Rahul Gandhi and "chhota nepo kid" Tejashwi Yadav.

While an official reaction from the Congress is awaited, some prominent party leaders shared their takes on Shashi Tharoor's remarks.

When asked about Tharoor's remark...