A) He refused the award only to reassure Gandhis that he hasn’t drifted ideologically.
B) Tharoor knows accepting a Savarkar award could finish his chances of leading Congress someday.
C) His refusal exposes Congress’s fear of engaging with Savarkar intellectually.
D) Tharoor is signalling that he is bigger than the party, and wants to keep all doors open for 2029 and beyond.