New Delhi: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday expressed his happiness over the centre’s announcement of a Vande Bharat train in Kerala. 

The Thiruvananthapuram MP said that he is looking forward to attending the flagging off of the semi-high-speed train by PM Modi. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to flag off the Vande Bharat train in Thiruvananthapuram on April 25. 

Reacting to the union government’s move, the Congress MP cited his previous tweet in which he suggested running a Vande Bharat Express in Kerala. 

“Bringing #VandeBharat trains to Kerala could address @vijayanpinarayi’s concern for speedy train travel to promote development, &alleviate @INCKerala’s concerns about land acquisition& environmental impact. GOI&GOK should discuss a win-win outcome in the interests of the state,” Shashi Tharoor tweeted in February last year.

Recalling his tweet, Tharoor said that he is delighted that the semi-high-speed train will run in Kerala and added that work of progress must be beyond politics. 

Recalling my tweets of fourteen months ago suggesting #VandeBharat trains for Kerala. Delighted that @AshwiniVaishnaw has done just that. Looking forward to attending @narendramodi’s flagging off of the first train from Thiruvananthapuram on 25th. Progress must be beyond politics https://t.co/fAOO0qkXsd

— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) April 19, 2023

“Recalling my tweets of fourteen months ago suggesting #VandeBharat trains for Kerala. Delighted that @AshwiniVaishnaw has done just that. Looking forward to attending @narendramodi’s flagging off of the first train from Thiruvananthapuram on the 25th. Progress must be beyond politics,” said Congress MP. 

Earlier, V Muraleedharan, Union Minister of State for External Affairs, said PM Modi’s “Vishukaineettam” (gift) this year is the Vande Bharat train service for Kerala.

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