India, May 18 -- The Centre on Saturday announced the names of lawmakers who will travel to international capitals and disseminate India's stance on Operation Sindoor across the globe, but the inclusion of senior Congress leaders, particularly Shashi Tharoor, that appeared to bypass the party's nomination sparked a controversy.

The Union parliamentary affairs ministry announced in the morning that the seven delegations will be led by Tharoor; Bharatiya Janata Party leaders Ravi Shankar Prasad and Baijayant 'Jay' Panda; Janata Dal (United) leader Sanjay Jha, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam's Kanimozhi Karunanidhi, Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) leader Supriya Sule, and Shiv Sena leader Shrikant Shinde.

But the inclusion of Th...