India, March 3 -- Shashi Tharoor, Congress leader and MP from Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram, on Sunday made a U-turn on his take over industrial growth in the state, stating that the more MSME start-ups are needed - not just on paper

Sharing a news report from an English daily on 'X' on Sunday, Shashi Tharoor expressed disappointment over the state's start-up ecosystem, saying it was not as promising as reported.

"Dismayed to see that the Kerala start-up entrepreneurship story is not what's been reported," he posted.

This comes close on the heels of a row over Shashi Tharoor's recent article in a newspaper drew criticism from some party leaders over his "praise" of the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government in the state for boosting the ...