The Congress high command Monday removed Shashi Tharoor from the post of party spokesperson. The Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee had wanted action against Tharoor for accepting PM Narendra Modi's invite to participate in 'Swachh Bharat' campaign. The matter was taken up by the three-member disciplinary action committee of AICC, comprising leaders Motilal Vora, A K Antony and Sushilkumar Shinde.