Learned: Dr Subramanaim Swamy holds a doctorate in economics from Harvard University. Shashi Tharoor completed his doctorate in political sc...
- Learned: Dr Subramanaim Swamy holds a doctorate in economics from Harvard University. Shashi Tharoor completed his doctorate in political science from Tuft University .
- Career: Dr Swamy served as a professor in Harvard University and IIT Delhi and also Shashi Tharoor had a long UN career and is a renowned author.
- Dr Swamy was closely associated with various prime ministers through out his political life. He acted as an unnamed special envoy for various Prime ministers.
- Shashi Tharoor was an international civil servant ( UN diplomat) and had served as Under secretary General in United Nations .
- Political career: Dr Swamy is a dyed in wool politician. He was part of Sarvodaya Movement and had opposed national emergency .He was a member of Union cabinet led by Chandra Shekhar.
- Parliamentarian . He holds a long parliamentary career -five time Rajya Sabha member; one time Lok sabha member from Madurai (Tamil Nadu).
- Shashi joined politics after his bid to become Secretary General of United Nations failed . He joined Indian National Congress and briefly served as Union Minister of state for external affairs (2009–2010) .
- Dr Tharoor has been member of Lok Sabha since 2009 from Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala).
- Controversial : Dr Swamy has often alleged that his political career was greatly harmed by Tamil Nadu coterie - P Chidambaram ,late Jayalalithaa and so on. His hard line but nationalist views are known to all.
- Shashi Tharoor was all set to be next Minister of External affairs till a controversial tweet turned tables against him. IPL controvesy also greatly harm his public image.
- Well, some political analysts claim many party rivals did not wish him to be on top job.[1]
- Powerful: Dr Subramanian- a Rajya Sabha member- is not part of Union Government; but is known as an influencer. His controversial views and acerbic language are admired by many in government and political circles[2]
- Shashi - a fashion savvy and very eloquent speaker- hardly enjoys role of an influencer in his own party. His intellectual views and eloquence are widely admired by many in literary and intellectual circles.[3]
- Spiritual: Regardless of his right winger image ; Dr Swamy is tolerant of all religions. His wife is a Parsee; one son in law is a muslim ;and a sister in law is a christian and another is a Sikh . He always support Sikh victims of 1984 riots[4]
- Contrary to his political views , Shashi is a hard core Hindu in real life. He is a vegetarian and an ardent devotee of Lord Guruvayurappan. He has written extensively on beauty of Hinduism.
- Conclusion: Dr Swamy is a public leader;Shashi is a public intellectual
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