Not a travel agent: Shashi Tharoor sidesteps questions on Rahul Gandhi's Vietnam trip

Congress leader and Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi's alleged Vietnam trip has given the BJP fresh ammunition to question his absence amid the protests by opposition parties against the Election Commission in Delhi. When asked to explain his colleague's foreign travel, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor had a one-line response that said it all.

A question about Rahul Gandhi's whereabouts, and allegations that the Lok Sabha LoP had flown to Vietnam, drew a pointed response from Congress MP Shashi Tharoor. Tharoor, who appeared in no mood to explain the Congress leader's travel plans, said, "... [3389 chars]