New Delhi, Oct 13: The Congress party on Monday relieved Member of Parliament (MP) Shashi Tharoor from his duties as the spokesperson of the organisation.

According to reports, the decision was taken after the Congress' Kerala unit complained against Tharoor for praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

However, accepting the decision, Tharoor said, "As a loyal worker of Congress I accept the decision of the party President to relieve me of my responsibility as a Spokesman."

Earlier this month, the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) had taken disciplinary action against Tharoor, accusing him of praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi's policies. The KPCC had also spoken out against Tharoor after the former minister of state had accepted the Prime Minister's invitation to join the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.

KPCC president VM Sudheeran had further stated that Tharoor was expected to refrain from making statements which would hurt the sentiments of Congress party workers in the state.

Upon launching the Swachh Bharat campaign on October 2, Prime Minister Modi had invited Tharoor to join the drive to clean India.

Tharoor, accepting the Prime Minister's invitation, had said that he was honoured to accept the invitation to join the campaign. (ANI)