NEW DELHI: Hours after Congress MP Shashi Tharoor praised the organisation and global stature of the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, Youth Congress workers staged a shirtless protest at the venue on Friday against the India-US trade deal, forcing security personnel to intervene on the summit’s final day.According to officials, several Youth Congress members removed their shirts and raised slogans against Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Bharat Mandapam before being swiftly detained and taken away to prevent disruption of the high-profile international event attended by government officials, industry leaders and foreign delegates.
The protesters were swiftly detained and taken away from the venue to prevent disruption of the high-profile international event attended by government officials, industry leaders and foreign delegates.Interestingly, this comes just hours after Congress MP heaped praises for the AI Summit, claiming that the event was organised “extremely well.”While talking to reporters, Thiruvananthapuram MP said, “These first couple of days have gone extremely well. There have been some glitches, but these things happen in a large event.””What has been impressive is the attendance of Presidents, Prime Ministers, and world leaders, and they’ve come with a strong message of wanting to see a newly integrated world in AI development, where the impact upon society would be the Principle. Preoccupation in India has clearly led the drive in this area,” Tharoor said.”As far as the French Rafale is concerned, parts of it are being manufactured in India, and that is a very important aspect of the deal because it is part of strengthening our defence, but also increasing our self-reliance in the defence sector. Defence is important for India not because we want to go to war, but because we don’t want others to think that we are so weak that they can be tempted to go to war. It is a defensive defence literally, and I support the government on that,” He further said.This is not the first time Shashi Tharoor has taken a contrasting stance from the party and commended the government.After India launched Operation Sindoor after Pahalgam attack, Tharoor participated in government’s diplomatic outreach to garner international support.
