Tharoor's problems grow

New Delhi, Apr 16 (PTI) Trouble for beleaguered
Minister of State for External Affairs, India Shashi
Tharoor grew on Friday with opposition paralysing Parliament
demanding his removal and his own ministerial colleague Farooq
Abdullah favouring his stepping down to protect the "honour"
of the government.
Congress party sources also indicated that the fate of
Tharoor, facing allegations of having misused office to get
sweat equity valued at Rs 70 crore for his friend Sunanda
Pushkar in Kochi IPL franchise, hangs in balance and his
position in the ministry cannot be considered safe.
After normal business on the opening day of the resumed
Budget session on Wednesday, Parliament was rocked today by
opposition which demanded Tharoor's scalp even as he got up to
give his side of the story.
The first-time MP from Thiruvananthapuram came with a
prepared statement by way of personal explanation but the
opposition would not have any of that. He was prevented from
making the statement in the Lok Sabha and Speaker Meira Kumar
directed it to be tabled.
In his statement, 54-year-old Tharoor rejected
opposition allegation of misuse of office to influence IPL
Kochi franchise's successful bid or get any financial gains
for him or to his friend Pushkar. (MORE) PTI ARC
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