India, Jan. 24 -- Amid speculation over his relationship with the Congress, party MP Shashi Tharoor has said Prime Minister Narendra Modi views the Indian Constitution as "sacrosanct," underscoring the strength of a document that has "stood the test of time."

Responding to a question at the Kerala Literature Festival in Kozhikode, Tharoor spoke at length about the resilience of the Constitution, which has survived successive governments - including the present regime, "whose philosophical forebears in the RSS had explicitly rejected the Constitution."

In his response, Tharoor recalled Modi's remarks describing the Constitution as his "only holy book," highlighting what he said was the document's enduring authority.

Addressing speculati...