Shashi Tharoor MP gave enough hints on the possibility of him in the race for the AICC president post during a media interaction here on Wednesday. When he was asked whether the AICC president should be from the Hindi speaking area, Tharoor who replied in Hindi to the question said, " if a person from that region should be the president, then he has to come through election. It’s important to be an Indian. All born in India are Bharatheeyans and even south Indians can converse well in Hindi"

from Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/shashi-tharoor-hints-at-contesting-for-aicc-president-post/articleshow/93906574.cms