BJP criticised Congress after party leader Udit Raj called Shashi Tharoor "super spokesperson of BJP". BJP's Shehzad Poonawalla said, "Udit Raj, on instructions of Rahul Gandhi, is abusing Shashi Tharoor as Shashi busted Rahul’s lies on mediation and busted Pakistan narrative." Raj had said, "What BJP leaders couldn't do...like speaking in favour of PM Narendra Modi, Tharoor is doing it."