'Racist provision': Shashi Tharoor recalls being 'thrown out' of Mumbai's Breach Candy Club

'Racist provision': Shashi Tharoor recalls being 'thrown out' of Mumbai's Breach Candy Club

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor's recollection of being expelled from Mumbai's Breach Candy Club in the 1960s has resurfaced amid a controversy over the proposed government takeover of Delhi Gymkhana Club. The debate highlights lingering colonial-era elitism and exclusionary practices within India's old clubs, with the Centre seeking to reclaim the Delhi club's land for defence purposes.

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