Tharoor condoles Musharraf’s demise; BJP slams Congress

New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Sunday condoled the passing away of Pakistan’s former president General (retd) Pervez Musharraf, saying that “once an implacable foe of India, he became a real force for peace” between 2002 and 2007.
Tharoor’s social media post condoling Musharraf’s demise evoked a sharp response from the BJP which accused the Congress of “Pakistan parasite (worshipping)”.
Musharraf passed away on Sunday in a Dubai hospital, according to media reports.
“‘Pervez Musharraf, Former Pakistani President, Dies of Rare Disease’: once an implacable foe of India, he became a real force for peace 2002-2007,” Tharoor said in a tweet.
“I met him annually in those days at the @un &found him smart, engaging & clear in his strategic thinking. RIP,” the former minister of state for external affairs said.
Tagging Tharoor’s tweets, BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla said, “Pervez Musharraf architect of Kargil, dictator, accused of heinous crimes who considered Taliban & Osama as ‘brothers’ & ‘heroes’ who refused to even take back bodies of his own dead soldiers is being hailed by Congress! Are you surprised? Again, Congress ki pak parasti!”