India, June 21 -- Another rift between Shashi Tharoor and the Congress party erupted after Thiruvananthapuram MP expressed support for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks during a meeting with US President Donald Trump at the G7 Summit.

Hitting back at Congress leadership over criticism for his support of Modi's remarks during his meeting with Trump, Tharoor said that some people are interested in "scoring political points".

The row sparked after the Thiruvananthapuram MP earlier said: "PM Modi made his point clear both in the public and private meetings with the president."

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