India, Jan. 25 -- Congress MP Shashi Tharoor stated on Saturday that he has certain "issues" with the party, which he intends to discuss with the leadership. However, he emphasised that he has consistently adhered to the party's official stance in the Parliament.

Tharoor stressed that internal disagreements should be addressed within the party and not aired publicly through the media.

His remarks come amid reports that Tharoor is upset over Congress leader Rahul Gandhi not adequately acknowledging his presence at a recent event in Kochi and over alleged repeated attempts by State party leaders to sideline him.

"All I can say is that there are issues which I need to take up with my own party leadership and not in a public forum. I will ...