Congress presidential polls: Shashi Tharoor files nomination at party headquarters

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor filed his nomination for the post of Congress president at the party headquarters o Friday. The MP from Thiruvananthapuram submitted his papers to the party's central election authority chairman Madhusudan Mistry at his office at the AICC headquarters.

Amid sound of drumbeats and fanfare, he made an entry at the AICC headquarters.

Tharoor took to Twitter and shared the information. He wrote, "I have just submitted my nomination papers as a candidate for the presidential election of @incindia. It is a privilege to serve the only party in India with an open democratic process to choose its leader. Greatly appreciate Soniaji’s guidance&vision. #ThinkTomorrowThinkTharoor."



Ahead of filing his nomination, Tharoor visited Rajghat in the morning and paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi.

"Paid tribute to the man who built India's bridge to the 21st century this morning," Tharoor said in a tweet.

He quoted former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi as saying, "India is an Old country but a young nation... I dream of India Strong, Independent, Self-Reliant and in the front rank of the nations of the world, in the service of mankind."

Polling will take place on October 17 and the result will be announced on October 19.

(With inputs from agencies)