Shashi Tharoor's Post Amid Backlash Over His Tweet On Pervez Musharraf - NDTV

New Delhi: Shashi Tharoor on Sunday said he was "raised in an India where you are expected to speak kindly of people when they die", countering strong criticism as he termed Pervez Musharraf as 'foe-turned-real force for peace' in his condolence message.

Mr Tharoor on Sunday condoled the death of the former Pakistan military ruler stating that "once an implacable foe of India, he became a real force for peace between 2002-2007."

"'Pervez Musharraf, Former Pakistani President, Dies of Rare Disease': once an implacable foe of India, he became a real force for peace 2002-2007," Mr Tharoor said in a tweet.

Mr Chandrashekhar while taking to Twitter, slammed the grand old party for finding peace in a person who "inflicted terror a backstabbing conflict and tortured our soldiers in violation of every International law".

"Nothing like a proper military thrashing for Fatcat Pak Dictator Generals to become a "force for peace" n develop "clear strategic thinking".

Not withstandng many lives lost n Intl laws violated n harm caused all around, these Generals will hv their admiring fans in India (sic)," the Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology, Rajeev Chandrasekhar wrote in his tweet.