New Delhi, April 29 -- Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday refuted Union Minister Kiren Rijiju's claim that the former indirectly admitted that his party is "anti-women".

Speaking to the reporters here, Tharoor clarified that the conversation between them occurred in a light-hearted manner and at no point did he imply that the party is "anti-women".

"Kiren and I have no misunderstanding with each other. We were joking with each other. The session was over. We were leaving. We were joking that no one would consider me anti-woman, which is true. But at the same time, no one will consider my party anti-women either," he said.

This development comes after Kiren Rijiju had stated that Tharoor had allegedly agreed in principle that the C...