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Shashi Tharoor: Rahul Gandhi's Chhatron Ki Goonj Failed to Resonate
Shashi Tharoor is a famous politician in India.
He said that big political parties will stop mattering if they do not listen to new voices.
He spoke about a program called 'Chhatron Ki Goonj' that his party ran.
In that program, Rahul Gandhi talked with students about exam paper leaks and other problems.
Tharoor said the program did not really work and young people were not moved by it.
He also said protesters were asking for things that the party had already talked about earlier.
He made these comments at a big anniversary celebration in Mumbai.
The celebration was for IIMUN, a group connected to the United Nations.
Tharoor thinks leaders should have started listening to young people already.
Shashi Tharoor said established parties will cease to be relevant unless they listen to new voices.
Tharoor told Rahul Gandhi that the 'Chhatron Ki Goonj' outreach failed to have an impact on youth.
He noted that issues raised by CJP and Jantar Mantar protesters had already been taken up by the party earlier.
Rahul Gandhi had addressed students through Chhatron Ki Goonj about paper leaks and related issues.
Tharoor made the remarks at IIMUN's 15th anniversary celebrations in Mumbai.
- Who
- Shashi Tharoor, speaking about Rahul Gandhi's outreach efforts
- What
- Tharoor said Chhatron Ki Goonj failed to resonate with youth and warned that established parties must listen to new voices to remain relevant
- Where
- Mumbai, at IIMUN's 15th anniversary event
- When
- During IIMUN's 15th anniversary celebrations (exact date not specified)
- Why
- Because Tharoor believes established parties will become irrelevant unless they listen to new voices
Key facts
- Speaker
- Shashi Tharoor
- Criticism target
- Rahul Gandhi's 'Chhatron Ki Goonj' outreach
- Outreach focus
- Paper leaks and student issues
- Venue
- IIMUN 15th anniversary celebrations
- Location
- Mumbai
- Key warning
- Established parties will cease to be relevant unless they listen to new voices
Quotes
Shashi Tharoor
Former Indian diplomat, author, and member of parliament
“The established parties will cease to be relevant unless they can listen to the new voices that they haven't heard so far. And I think, frankly, we should have started hearing them already with this. Interestingly enough, the issues taken up by the CJP and the Jantar Mantar protesters had been taken up by us earlier. We had a Chhatron Ki Goonj thing where Rahul Gandhi was addressing students about the paper leaks, about the things that… And that didn't resonate.”
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