New Delhi, June 5 -- Congress Member Parliament (MP) Shashi Tharoor has responded to ⁠Rahul Gandhi's remark that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was scared with just one phone call by US President Donald Trump by saying that criticism was 'normal' in a democracy.

"In a democracy, and this is normal, parties will contend, criticism will be expressed, demands will be made, points of view will be laid out. We are not here on a party political mission," Tharoor told news agency PTI who is part of all-party delegation traveling abroad as part of the government's diplomatic outreach to highlight India's stand on terrorism following Operation Sindoor.

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