“Kerala: Muslim League takes out rally in support of Hamas; Shashi Tharoor first denounces Hamas and then backtracks”, Organiser, October 27, 2023:

“Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) President Panakkad Shihabali Thangal alleged, in his inaugural address, that the government of Bharat always supported Israel. He opined that Bharat has been opposing Israel’s “invasion” since 1947. He added that Gandhiji did the same too. He alleges that Israel is the worst terrorist state. Whoever joins hands with Israel supports terrorism. Palestine has done nothing wrong but has been resisting Israel’s terrorism since 1947.

However, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, who was the chief guest at the programme, sent shockwaves across the audience and the dais by terming the Hamas attack against Israel as a “terrorist act”. According to reports, he used the same term multiple times in his speech.

However, he condemned the “disproportionate retaliation” of Israel and said the country was committing war crimes. He reminded us that Bharat has always stood with Palestine and even Gandhiji was against the formation of Israel in the Arabian region. Tharoor said that on October 7, terrorists attacked Israel, killed 1,400 people, and took 200 hostages. As retaliation, Israel has so far killed 6000 people……”

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