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Tharoor stated that no country can ever have “foolproof 100% intelligence,” and drew a comparison to Israel’s response to the October 7 attack by Hamas
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor. (Photo Credits: X)
Congress senior leader Shashi Tharoor on Sunday acknowledged intelligence lapses in the Pahalgam terror attack but cautioned against demanding accountability from the government. Instead, he urged the country to focus on resolving the current crisis first.
Speaking to the news agency ANI, Tharoor stated that no country can ever have “foolproof 100% intelligence,” and drew a comparison to Israel’s response to the October 7 attack by Hamas.
“We have got the example of Israel, the world’s best intelligence services according to everybody, which were taken by surprise on October 7, just two years ago,” the Congress Thiruvananthapuram MP.
#WATCH | Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala | On the Pahalgam terror attack, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor says, “Obviously, there was no full proof intelligence. There was some failure… But we have got the example of Israel, the world’s best intelligence services according to everybody,… pic.twitter.com/v0SMkULt6i— ANI (@ANI) April 27, 2025
He further added: “Just as Israel is waiting till the end of the war before they demand accountability, similarly, I think we too should see the present crisis through and then demand accountability from the government.”
Tharoor noted that the public often hears only about intelligence failures and not about the many attacks successfully thwarted behind the scenes.
“This is normal in any nation. There were failures, I agree, but that should not be our main focus right now,” he added.
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Kerala, India, India
