Shashi Tharoor and Rajdeep sardesai is Professional return to politics

CNN-IBN: (to Shashi Tharoor) You are one of several urban educated English speaking we see at election time - is this part of a trend?


Tharoor:: I certainly hope so. I have been arguing for some time that the educated middle class in our country should not abdicate the political space to others. They too must make a contribution as in every other democracy. These are the people who are the engine of the politics but in our country, they tend to abstain. They are taking to professions - civil services, lawyers and doctors, they dont go into politics and I think thats the shame. Certainly like I who spends so much time thinking and writing about the issues that are the outcome of politics. If I now have an opportunity to actually put my feet in the arena , to put my feet where my words were and my mouth was, I think I should take on the challenge. Its not easy, its not familiar territory but I think its time for people like us to try and connect with people who have normally not been part of the kinds of daily engagements that we normally conduct in our professional life. Its time that more professionals got involved

Tharoor:: There's no Parliamentary constituency where educated middle class constitutes the majority. In every part of our country, we have people from different backgrounds. In Thiruvananthapuram, the city is barely 40 per cent electorate. There are rural areas, fishing villages, forests which account for the other 60 per cent. So if you want to represent the entire Parliamentary constituency, you are going to reach out beyond people who are exactly like you, people you have come from a certain kind of educational background or a certain kind of class. As far as I am concerned, I want to represent all of the people of the constituency of Thiruvananthapuram.

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[TheVarun5185]

shashii tharoor n rajdeep ,makes a good couple.....tht old lady shud die....n dat girl is hot...i cud fuk her blind......

[Vignesh1966]

Whyis this TV guy is acting somuch excited and funny? These media guys are real backboneless peole and they manipulate a lot to their benefit. Real liers.

[lunatickerala]

And loots your money

[lunatickerala]

He will retreat to his writing job after 5 years.

[hellocarnatic]

Congrats to Shashi on a deserved victory.

Now let's hope he delivers.

[Rabintr]

Yes Israel and US do not have much other work than bothering in Indian politics...Dude grow up world is shrinking

[sweetmaanu]

He is Isreal candidate in kerala

He didn't live kerala yet

[monasharad]

Dr Tharoor is a phenomenon. i hope & pray he wins.

jaishree

[smookeyagni]

i hope shahsi wins