Sajid Akram and his 24-year-old son Naveed had opened fire with rifles targeting Jews celebrating the Hanukkah festival on the Bondi Beach. Sajid was killed in an exchange of fire with the police during the shooting, which is being described as one of Australia’s deadliest terrorist attacks.

After the BJP won the Thiruvananthapuram corporation polls. In a post on X, Tharoor said: “I also want to acknowledge the historic performance of the BJP in Thiruvananthapuram, and offer humble congratulations on their significant victory in the city Corporation.”

The Opposition has criticised the bill for changing the scheme’s name and removing Mahatma Gandhi’s reference from it. Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, along with other Opposition MPs, has already held a protest at the Parliament.