New Delhi, April 28 -- Union Minister Kiren Rijiju claimed that Congress MP Shashi Tharoor indirectly acknowledged that his party is "anti-women" in the context of the Women's Reservation Amendment Bill not being passed in Parliament.

In an interview with ANI, Rijiju referred to a post by Tharoor on X after the special Parliament session. According to Rijiju, Tharoor said that while the Congress party might be seen as anti-women, no one would personally consider him anti-women. Rijiju added that he agreed with this but maintained that the party itself is anti-women, claiming Tharoor accepted this "in a way."

"Shashi Tharoor said to me after the Parliament session ended, that Congress may be anti-women, but no woman would consider Shashi...