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SOURCE: Republicworld
Distancing the Congress party from their Lok Sabha leader of Opposition – Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Congress’ Deputy Leader in Rajya Sabha Anand Sharma, on Friday, stated that Chowdhury’s views on China were personal and does not reflect the party’s position. Chowdhury had stirred controversy with a now-deleted tweet, addressing China amid India-China’s Army standoff earlier in the week. BJP has slammed Chowdhury for deleting the tweet alleging he must have face heat from the party.
Chowdhury on China
In retaliation to China’s standoff, Chowdhury claimed that the Indian forces knew how to ‘defang them’. Moreover, he warned China stating that the world was watching their ‘expansionist’ designs. In a bizarre suggestion, Chowdhury urged India to accord diplomatic recognition to Taiwan – breaking India’s traditional position adhering to the One-China policy.
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