Achuthanandan slams Tharoor for belittling his achievements

“Then he would speak in a manner belittling the achievements of the state government”,Achuthanandan said yesterday.

Tharoor,who represents Thiruvananthapuram in Lok Sabha,was the chief guest at the function organised to distribute title-deeds to the landless at Vizhinjam near here last evening,but could not turn up as Parliament was in session.

Attacking Tharoor,Achuthanandan said,“This time round I have also come prepared to pose a few questions to him to know what the Centre had done for the state.

“For instance,the monsoon calamity had been quite severe in the state this year.

“Did the Centre come out with any help to the state? If he (Tharoor) was here I would have put the question directly to him,” the 86-year-old CPI-M leader said.

Achuthanandan said Tharoor should emulate the example set by illustrious predecessors like late V K Krishna Menon,who once represented the state capital in the Lok Sabha.

Menon always showed great regard towards the state government and people of his constituency,and,in turn,won their respect and affection,Achuthanandan said.