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Citing Rahul Gandhi's poll rigging claims, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday said these are "serious questions" which must be addressed in the interest of all voters. He even urged the Election Commission to act urgently.

 

The Thiruvananthapuram MP took to X and said India's democracy is too precious to allow its credibility to be destroyed by incompetence, carelessness or worse, deliberate tampering.

 

Tagging a post by the Congress on Rahul Gandhi's presser, in which the leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha alleged ‘fraud’ in polls, Tharoor said these are "serious questions", which must be seriously addressed in the interest of all parties and all voters.

 

"Our democracy is too precious to allow its credibility to be destroyed by incompetence, carelessness or worse, deliberate tampering. @ECISVEEP must urgently act & @SpokespersonECI should keep the nation informed," Tharoor said in his post.

 

Also read: Rahul alleges EC-BJP collusion in ‘institutionalised chori’

 

Tharoor's remarks seeking action over Rahul Gandhi's claims is of significance, as of late, he has been learnt to be at odds with the party's stance on certain issues, which includes Operation Sindoor.

 

The differences first emerged after the government picked Tharoor to lead a diplomatic delegation to the US and other countries to convey India's zero-tolerance stance on terrorism following the April 22 Pahalgam attack.

 

At a press conference on Thursday, Gandhi made explosive claims of a "huge criminal fraud" in polls through collusion between the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Election Commission. He cited an analysis in a constituency in Karnataka and said it was "a crime against the Constitution".

 

Claiming the "vote chori model" was being used in many constituencies across the country, Gandhi also said that the judiciary needs to get involved in this because "the democracy that we love so much, does not exist anymore".

 

Gandhi said what his party collected through research was "criminal evidence" and alleged that the Election Commission was busy destroying such proof across the country.