Shashi Tharoor Visits 9/11 Memorial in US, Slams Pakistan Over Terrorism

Shashi Tharoor: The Indian delegation, led by Shashi Tharoor, is currently in the US to shed light on Pakistan's involvement in terrorist activities on Indian soil. During their visit, they took a moment to honor the victims of the 9/11 attacks, a tragedy that left a profound impact on the world back in 2001.

That day, nearly 3,000 lives were lost, and countless others were injured when three planes, hijacked by terrorists, crashed into the iconic twin towers of the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.

The delegation led by Mr Tharoor comprises BJP MPs Bhubaneswar Kalita, Shashank Mani Tripathi, Shiv Sena's Milind Deora, TDP's GM Harish Balayogi and former diplomat Taranjit Singh Sandhu.

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They visited the 9/11 memorial to pay their respects to those who lost their lives in the tragedy.

He said, "We are not interested in warfare with Pakistan. We would much rather be left alone to grow our economy and pull our people into the world they are getting ready for in the 21st century.

But, the Pakistanis, sadly, we might be a status quo power, but they are not...they covet the territory India controls, and they want to have it at any price. If they can't get it through conventional means, they are willing to get it through terrorism, and that is not acceptable to us," he said.

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He said that the delegation's visit is a reminder that terrorism is a shared problem for both India and the US.

"It was obviously a very moving moment for us, but it was also meant to send a very strong message that we are here in a city which is still bearing the scars of that savage terrorist attack in the wake of yet another terrorist attack in our own country," Tharoor said.

"We came both as a reminder that this is a shared problem, but also out of a spirit of solidarity with the victims... It's a global problem, it's a scourge and we must all fight it unitedly," he added.

"We came both as a reminder that this is a shared problem, but also out of a spirit of solidarity with the victims... It's a global problem, it's a scourge and we must all fight it unitedly," he added.

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