Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on May 8, slammed Arnab Goswami’s Republic TV for claiming that he was involved in wife Sunanda Pushkar’s death.
Calling the allegations false, Tharoor further challenged Goswami to prove his allegations in a court of law.
Exasperating farrago of distortions, misrepresentations&outright lies being broadcast by an unprincipled showman masquerading as a journalst
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) May 8, 2017
He called channel’s claim to be “exasperating farrago of distortions, misrepresentations, and outright lies” and said that he was “angered that someone would exploit a human tragedy for personal gain & TRPs.”
I am angered that someone would exploit a human tragedy for personal gain&TRPs. I challenge him to prove his false claims in a court of law.
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) May 8, 2017
Just hours before his tweet Goswami’s Republic TV had released a series of tapes that had recorded conversations between journalist Republic TV’s Prema Sridevi and Tharoor’s close aid Narayan along with few recorded conversation between Prema and Sunanda herself in which Sunanda wanted to speak to the media.
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The first of the #SunandaMurderTapes: Tharoor, can you deny this? pic.twitter.com/nICYWCniUI
— Republic (@republic) May 8, 2017
The ninth of the #SunandaMurderTapes reveals Tharoor’s assistant giving more information about the events before her death pic.twitter.com/qMc2BXKNQo
— Republic (@republic) May 8, 2017
The 10th and the 11th parts of the #SunandaMurderTapes show Tharoor’s assistant Narayan’s desperation to wake her up pic.twitter.com/HeHEJ1fGwr
— Republic (@republic) May 8, 2017