India, March 21 -- A day after Congress MP Shashi Tharoor flagged India's "restraint" as a sign of "responsible statecraft" in the West Asia crisis, the BJP has seized on his remarks and is not letting them slide, with fresh reactions now coming in from the government.

Minister of State for Defence Sanjay Seth on Saturday led the charge, openly praising Tharoor while taking a swipe at the Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi.

"Shashi Tharoor always stands with the country... he always says the truth. Rahul Gandhi should learn from this. Not everything should be opposed..." Seth said.

While speaking with news agency ANI, Seth doubled down on defending the government's foreign policy approach: "Because of PM Modi's diplomacy, the whole coun...