New Delhi, May 31 -- Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Sunday condemned the alleged attack on Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee, saying that violence is "not good for politics."

Banerjee was allegedly attacked with bricks, stones and eggs while visiting Sonarpur on Saturday evening in South 24 Parganas district to meet families affected by post-poll violence.

Tharoor said that the tradition is to express opinions through the ballot box, instead of violence.

The Congress leader told reporters, "Such a thing is not good for politics. Our tradition is to express our opinions through the ballot box, not through violence."

The incident has triggered a massive political row with the opposition TMC terming it a planned attack, while the ru...