The Opposition wanted to see Shashi Tharoor's blood ever since his name appeared in the IPL Kochi franchisee issue involving his Dubai-based friend Sunanda Pushkar.
Exactly a week after the controversy began, the Minister of State for External Affairs tendered his resignation to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday night.
Two days after quitting, a 'deeply wounded' Shashi Tharoor said that his conscience was clear and that he had asked the Prime Minister to 'thoroughly' probe the charges against him.
Text: Sify News Desk
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