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Congress's Thiruvananthapuram MP was not invited to campaign for the Nilambur bypoll in Kerala by his party

Downplaying the prevailing tensions between him and his party, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor today admitted to "some differences" of opinion which he said he will discuss when someone from the party approaches him.

Notably, Congress' Thiruvananthapuram MP was conspicuous by absence from the campaign trail in Nilambur while senior party leaders, including Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, drummed up support for their candidate. When asked by media persons, Tharoor said: "I wasn't invited to the party. But that's alright".

"I have been working in Congress for the past 16 ye...