'Congress Ki Pak Parasti': BJP Slams Shashi Tharoor Over Tweet On Pervez Musharraf's Death

Reacting to Pervez Musharraf's demise, Shashi Tharoor called him "an impaccable foe of India" but also remembered their interactions when the Tharoor served as the Under-Secretary General of the UN

New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party Sunday slammed Congress MP Shashi Tharoor for his remarks on the death of former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf. The former Pakistan President passed away at the age of 79 in Dubai after a prolonged illness. According to Pakistan's Geo News, Musharraf had been undergoing treatment for an ailment at American Hospital Dubai. He was suffering from Amyloidosis.

Reacting to his demise, Tharoor called Musharraf "an impaccable foe of India" but also remembered his interactions with the latter when the Tharoor served as the Under-Secretary General of the United Nations. "Pervez Musharraf, Former Pakistani President, Dies of Rare Disease": once an implacable foe of India, he became a real force for peace 2002-2007. I met him annually in those days at the @un and found him smart, engaging & clear in his strategic thinking. RIP," Tharoor tweeted. 

Following Tharoor's comment, BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla hit back at the latter saying that Musharraf, "architect of Kargil, dictator, accused of heinous crimes" was "being hailed by Congress". 

"Pervez Musharraf- architect of Kargil, dictator, accused of heinous crimes - who considered Taliban & Osama as “brothers” and “heroes” - who refused to even take back bodies of his own dead soldiers is being hailed by Congress! Are you surprised? Again, Congress ki pak parasti!" he tweeted. 

"Once upon a time Musharraf had hailed Rahul Gandhi as a gentleman perhaps that endears Congress to Musharraf?? From 370 to Surgical Strike to doubting Balakote Congress  echoed Pak line & hails Musharraf but called our own chief 'Sadak Ka Gunda' This is Congress!!" he added. 

Pervez Musharraf was born on August 11, 1943 in Delhi, British India. He got the commission from Pakistan Military Academy Kakul on April 19, 1961. He was promoted to the rank of General in 1998 and took over as the Chief of Army Staff in Pakistan (COAS).

Musharraf enjoyed strong support for many years, his greatest threat being al Qaeda and other militant Islamists who tried to kill him at least three times.

But his heavy-handed use of the military to quell dissent as well as his continued backing of the United States in its fight against al Qaeda and the Afghan Taliban ultimately led to his downfall.