Shashi Tharoor praises PM Modi again

Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Ramnath Goenka Lecture served as both an economic outlook and a cultural call to action, urging the nation to be restless for progress. Noting that Prime Minister Modi appealed for a 10-year national mission to restore pride in India's heritage, languages and knowledge systems, Tharoor said he wishes the PM had also acknowledged how Ramnath Goenka had used English to raise a voice for Indian nationalism. "Attended PM Narendra Modi's Ramnath Goenka Lecture at the invitation of @IndianExpress last night. He spoke of India's 'constructive impatience' for development and strongly pushed for a post-colonial mindset," he said on X.Tharoor said a key part of the PM's speech was dedicated to "overturning Macaulay's 200-year legacy of 'slave mentality' (i.e., a colonial mindset)". The PM, he said, appealed for a 10-year national mission to restore pride in India's heritage, languages, and knowledge systems.

Attended PM @narendramodi’s #RamnathGoenkaLecture at the invitation of @IndianExpress last night. He spoke of India's "constructive impatience" for development and strongly pushed for a post-colonial mindset.

The PM emphasized that India is no longer just an 'emerging market'… pic.twitter.com/97HwGgQ67N

— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) November 18, 2025

Tharoor's praise for the Prime Minister's speech is unlikely to be received favourably by other Congress leaders, particularly since this is not the first time he has spoken glowingly of the PM.