New Delhi, Aug 8

Citing Rahul Gandhi's poll rigging claims, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday said these are "serious questions" which must be addressed in the interest of all voters and urged the Election Commission to act urgently.

In a post on X, the Thiruvananthapuram MP said India's democracy is too precious to allow its credibility to be destroyed by incompetence, carelessness or worse, deliberate tampering.

Tagging a post by the Congress on Rahul's press conference where he alleged a ‘huge criminal fraud’ in polls, Tharoor said these are "serious questions" which must be addressed in the interest of all parties and all voters.

"Our democracy is too precious to allow its credibility to be destroyed by incompetence, carelessness or worse, deliberate tampering. @ECISVEEP must urgently act & @SpokespersonECI should keep the nation informed," Tharoor said in his post.

Tharoor's remarks demanding action over Rahul's claims assume significance, as, in recent days, the Congress leader has been at odds with the party's stance on certain issues, including Operation Sindoor.

The differences first emerged after the Union government picked Tharoor to lead a diplomatic delegation to the US and other countries to convey India's zero-tolerance stance on terrorism following the Pahalgam attack.

At a press conference on Thursday, Gandhi made explosive claims of a "huge criminal fraud" in polls through collusion between the BJP and the Election Commission. He cited an analysis in a Constituency in Karnataka and said it was "a crime against the Constitution".

Gandhi said what his party collected through research was "criminal evidence" and alleged that the Election Commission was busy destroying such proof across the country.