Ranchi, March 21 -- Minister of State (MoS) for Defence Sanjay Seth on Saturday praised Shashi Tharoor's support for India's foreign policy concerning West Asia, asserting that Tharoor consistently stands with the nation and speaks "the truth".

The Minister further said that Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi should "learn from this", emphasising that every decision made by the ruling government should not be blindly criticised by the opposition parties.

"Shashi Tharoor always stands with the country... he always says the truth. Rahul Gandhi should learn from this. Not everything should be opposed... Because of PM Modi's diplomacy, the whole country is living in peace and there is no panic here. There is no shortage of diesel, petrol...