Lucid explanation of why declaring the #KeralaFloods a "national disaster" won't make a difference to the quantum o… https://t.co/AItWwEciBg — Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) 1534704722000

Dear PM, Please declare #Kerala floods a National Disaster without any delay. The lives, livelihood and future of… https://t.co/faCTtJqY9p — Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) 1534571184000

NEW DELHI: Three days after Congress president Rahul Gandhi urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to declare the floods in Kerala as a national disaster, senior Congress leader and MP Shashi Tharoor shared an article from an English magazine on Twitter which said that declaring the Kerala floods a "national disaster" won't make a difference.Tharoor, in a tweet on August 20, called the article a "lucid explanation" of why "national disaster" tag won't make a difference to the quantum of central assistance that can be released.Earlier, on August 18, Gandhi had tweeted: "Dear PM, Please declare Kerala floods a National Disaster without any delay. The lives, livelihood and future of millions of our people is at stake."While Tharoor was commenting on a magazine article, and wasn't speaking in the context of Rahul's earlier statement, the contents of his tweet clearly contradict the stated position of his party president.Kerala is witnessing the worst floods in close to a century. Over 200 lives have been lost in the floods. Massive rescue operations are on in the state with the help of Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard and National Disaster Response Force .