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Congress MP Shashi Tharoor: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor sparked the BJP's ire with his recent X post, criticising the BCCI for its "arrogance" in sending a squad without top players for the ongoing T20I series in Zimbabwe.

Tharoor's remarks followed India's first defeat to Zimbabwe in the series opener, though India secured a strong victory in the second T20I.

This provided the BJP with an opportunity to launch a vigorous counterattack against Tharoor and the Congress.