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'Quite shocking': Shashi Tharoor on Maharashtra minister Nitesh Rane's 'EVM' remarks

IndiaTimes Saturday, 11 January 2025
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor condemned Maharashtra minister Nitesh Rane's derogatory remarks on EVMs, emphasizing that targeting any community is wrong and everyone is an equal citizen. Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Brinda Karat also criticized Rane, calling for his arrest and removal from his post for making communal statements that undermine the Constitution.
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