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Photo feature: Congress party Presidential candidate Shashi Tharoor reaching out to party workers in Delhi

Tharoor is pitted against Kharge who is seen as a favourite for the top party post because of his perceived proximity to the Gandhi family. However, the party and both candidates have maintained that the Gandhis are neutral in the polls.

, and Rajeev Bhatt

October 13, 2022 . 12:00 PM

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**Congress presidential candidate Shashi Tharoor addresses the media at Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee (DPCC) office in New Delhi, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022. Photographs and Video: Rajeev Bhatt**

Addressing a press briefing at Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee (DPCC) office on Oct 13, 2022, former UN envoy and current Member of Parliament from Kerala, Shashi Tharoor said that several State Units of Congress Party (PCC) chairpersons and senior party leaders met and welcomed Mallikarjun Kharge but the same courtesy was not extended to him.

**Congress presidential candidate Shashi Tharoor being welcomed by party workers prior to interaction with media at Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee (DPCC) office in New Delhi, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022.**

"I am not complaining...I know that the vote of an ordinary (Congress) worker and that of a senior leader have equal value. So, I am not saying that it will have much impact on me. But if you are asking about the level-playing field, do you not see a difference in treatment?," he added.