"India Is Not Bangladesh": Shashi Tharoor Agrees To Disagree With Kiren Rijiju Over "Regime Change" Row
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19-10-2026 17:53:36
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"India Is Not Bangladesh": Shashi Tharoor Agrees To Disagree With Kiren Rijiju Over "Regime Change" Row
New Delhi (Special correspondent) - Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has responded to Union minister Kiren Rijiju's comments on comparing India and Bangladesh amid the war of words over a narrative of "regime change".
Earlier, Rijiju had launched a counter attack on the Opposition Congress and 29-year-old student activist from JNU Neha Bora, who did mention "regime change" while criticising the Centre over the voter roll cleanup exercise Special Intensive Revision (SIR), alleging it was meant to remove voters.
Sharing a montage of video clips on X where many leaders allied with the Opposition forces had at different points of time spoken about "regime change", Rijiju wrote, "Look at these people, trying to bring about a regime change. Listen carefully: India is not Bangladesh."
"Indian youth are not fools; they will build India, not destroy it. Genuine Indian youth are winning medals, leading the way in skill development, innovation, startups, and technology - and becoming cultural icons," he added.
बड़े आए "Regime Change" करने वाले !! कान खोलकर सुन लो, भारत बांग्लादेश नहीं है! Indian youth are not fools, they will build India, not destroy India. All genuine Indian youth are winning medals, steering in skilling, innovation, startups, technology & becoming cultural icons! https://t.co/cf9YFjIpZj
— Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) October 17, 2026
The clip contained snippets of quotes by Neha Bora and senior lawyer Prashant Bhushan, among others, who mentioned regime change in the context of criticising the BJP-led Centre.
Wading into the controversy, Tharoor today sought to downplay the comments made by people who were friendly to the Congress.
"I think that India is not Bangladesh and India is not France. I don't see these analogies as particularly relevant. We would never condone any of the violence, setting alight buses and police stations and so on, that has occurred in France," the former diplomat said, also referring to the riots in France over a rise in cost of living and other issues.
Tharoor said the Opposition believes in and supports only peaceful protest.
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