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First Tharoor, now Chidambaram: Senior leaders put Congress on backfoot

IndiaTimes Friday, 16 May 2025
The Congress party faces renewed criticism from the BJP after P. Chidambaram's pessimistic assessment of the INDIA bloc's future. His remarks provided ammunition for the BJP to attack the Congress and the opposition coalition. The BJP labeled the INDIA bloc as an opportunistic alliance and questioned Congress's leadership.
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