India, Feb. 22 -- Congress MP Shashi Tharoor expressed disappointment on being sidelined within the party and is also unhappy over Rahul Gandhi's unwillingness to clarify the high command's expectations of him, Times of India reported on Saturday citing sources in the All India Congress Committee (AICC).

Rahul Gandhi had invited Tharoor for a meeting on Wednesday, after his article praising the opposition LDF government in Kerala drew sharp criticism from the party's state unit.

HT can't verify the claims made in the report.

Tharoor was also criticised by the party for praising PM Modi's visit to the US, which he said yielded some positive outcomes for the Indian people.

"It's far better than Washington hastily and unilaterally imposi...