New Delhi, May 20 -- The Trinamool Congress on Monday withdrew its lawmaker from a delegation travelling abroad to present India's viewpoint on Operation Sindoor even as the Congress refuted Union parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju's claims that the government didn't seek nominations from the main Opposition party.

Renewed politics over the seven delegations, which will travel to international capitals and disseminate India's stance on Operation Sindoor across the globe, began on Monday, two days after the inclusion of senior Congress leaders - particularly Shashi Tharoor - that appeared to bypass the party's nomination sparked a controversy.

Trinamool Congress lawmaker and former Indian cricketer Yusuf Pathan was named in the ...