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Shashi Tharoor accepts rival Rajeev Chandrasekhar's challenge, welcomes debate

IndiaTimes Monday, 8 April 2024
Kerala gears up for a face-off as BJP's Rajeev Chandrasekhar challenges Shashi Tharoor for Thiruvananthapuram seat. Both leaders agree to debate on local issues before Lok Sabha elections. Senior Congress leader Tharoor accepts the challenge, emphasising on key issues like politics, development, and BJP's politics of hatred over the past decade.
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Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala, is abuzz with anticipation as it braces for an extraordinary electoral showdown between the incumbent Member of Parliament, Shashi Tharoor from the Indian National Congress, and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party's contender, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, who also...

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