PM Narendra Modi has praised senior congress leader Shashi Tharoor for his cleanliness drive. Tharoor, Saturday, launched a cleanliness drive on Kovalam beach (Kerala), personally collecting garbage in bags. PM Modi tweeted that Tharoor’s active participation in the cleanliness drive is encouraging. Notably, Tharoor was sacked as the Congress spokesperson for tagging along with Modi's Swachh Bharat campaign.