At a CWC meeting, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge teased MP Shashi Tharoor, urging him to attend proposed INDIA bloc rallies instead of only writing newspaper articles, after Tharoor suggested events on October 2. The remark drew laughter; Tharoor nodded. The meeting, tied to an INDIA alliance gathering at New Delhi's Constitution Club, also discussed the SIR process and some parties' absences.