Delhi Confidential: Tharoor’s Mango Party For All

1 min readJul 31, 2026 04:19 AM IST AMID THE stand-off between the Treasury Benches and the Opposition in Parliament, a get-together hosted by Congress leader Shashi Tharoor at his official residence in the Capital saw a unique mix of guests on Wednesday. Although rain and the ruckus in the Lok Sabha played a spoiler, Tharoor’s ‘Mango & Chaat Party’ saw a decent attendance of MPs from around 15 parties, diplomats from 35 embassies and a cross-section of government officials and mediapersons. The guests were seen engaging in political and non-political discussions while relishing a spread of mangoes. The BJP was represented by senior MPs Rajiv Pratap Rudy and Shashank Mani Tripathi. Many Congress MPs could not reach in time because of the developments in the Lok Sabha after Leader of Opposi