Congress reconstitutes CWC; Shashi Tharoor, Sachin Pilot among panel members
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday reportedly reconstituted the party's top decision-making body, the Congress Working Committee (CWC). According to the official list, Congress leaders Sachin Pilot and Shashi Tharoor are among the new entrants to the panel. Others who have been included in the CWC include Naseer Hussain, Alka Lamba, Supriya Srinate, Praniti Shinde, Pawan Khera, Ganesh Godiyal, and Yashomati Thakur.
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Veerappa Moily, Manish Tewari aming permanent invitees
As per the list released by the Congress on its official X (formerly Twitter) account, Veerappa Moily and Manish Tewari are now among the CWC's permanent invitees. The party reshuffle is significant as it comes ahead of the assembly polls in five states: Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, and Mizoram. The Congress is also making significant intraparty changes before the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
Top leaders in new CWC
Furthermore, the CWC member list includes senior party leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, Digvijaya Singh, AK Antony, and Ambika Soni, among others. The core CWC has now been expanded to include 39 general members, up from 24.
'Honored': Shashi Tharoor expresses gratitude to Kharge for new role
CWC rejig coincides with Rajiv Gandhi's birth anniversary
Meanwhile, the Congress celebrated the birth anniversary of its late leader and former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on Sunday. Gandhi was India's youngest prime minister, who held office during 1984-89. He was assassinated by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), a separatist organization from Sri Lanka, during a public event in Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu, in May 1991.
