Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday refuted the alleged controversy over his remarks in a podcast to an English daily, saying that it was a 45-minute conversation about life and nothing about any political controversy.

Answering a question on handling anxiety during a podcast with Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath, PM Narendra Modi spoke about the Godhra train burning incident in February 2002 - in which 59 people were killed.

Prime Minister Modi's first podcast shared personal anecdotes, addressing challenges of public life and handling criticism.