Who has taken the bait, Tharoor or Congress?

When Prime Minister Modi invited Shashi Tharoor for his dream project Swatch Bharath Abhiyan, many guessed it as bait. When Tharoor accepted the challenge, observers commented that he has taken the bait. The Sunanda Pushkar episode has put him in a great difficulty, and now BJP in power, he has to be extra careful. Even if he is so innocent in the incident, the ruling party with its control over CBI can do a lot of damage to Tharoor’s political career. So, it is quite normal for anybody to assume that Tharoor was trapped by Modi. However, it is clear that Modi is not just aiming Tharoor alone, but the whole Congress itself; see how Congress leadership, especially the KPCC reacted against Tharoor’s praise of Modi. Their image is declined and was criticized for being narrow minded. When the prime minister is taking an initiative to improve the country, why the ‘opposition’ is trying to find only negatives? In other words, by taking disciplinary action against Tharoor, it is the Congress Party which has taken the bait. I would say, even Tharoor scored well in the challenge with his good response.