Tharoor hails government's approach to ICJ on Jadhav

New Delhi, May 11: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Thursday congratulated the government for approaching the International Court of Justice on Kulbhushan Jadhav, even as his party has expressed caution over the move.

'Congratulations to our government for deciding to pursue international action on Kulbhushan Jadhav. It was the best way,' said Tharoor on his official Twitter account.

On Wednesday, the Congress said that approaching the ICJ on the issue of Jadhav might expose India to the 'risk' of Pakistan raising issues internationally and stressed that issues must be solved bilaterally. The ICJ has asked Pakistan to put on hold the death sentence on Jadhav.

Congress spokesperson Ajoy Kumar said on Wednesday, 'Does it ever give



Pakistan the right to question, and if that is what they are looking for to internationalise this issue, then India has to be careful about this.'

'The best resolution between India and Pakistan can be discussed at bilateral level all the times irrespective of however intransigent and badly behaved Pakistan is,' said Kumar.

He also asked if the government has thought through all the ramifications of its move on approaching the ICJ.

On May 10, It was a major victory for India as the International Court of Justice at The Hague stayed the execution of Kulbhushan Jadhav. The ICJ has written to Pakistan to put on hold the execution of Jadhav, the retired Indian Navy officer who was convicted of espionage by a military court in Pakistan.