New Delhi [India], After Delhi Customs detained two people, one of whom claimed to be the personal assistant of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, in a gold smuggling case, the Congress leader on Thursday sought arrest of any Distanced himself from alleged wrongdoing and said the law should take its own course Tharoor said in a post on Twitter that the detained person is a former member of the high staff who was providing him part-time service. He also extended his support to the authorities in their efforts to take any necessary action, "When I was in Dharamshala for election campaigning, I was shocked to hear about an incident involving a former member of my staff who worked part-time Was providing service to me in terms of airport facility assistance. He is a 72 year old retired person who undergoes frequent dialysis and was kept on part time basis on compassionate grounds.'' The officer investigated the matter. Trying to take any necessary action required.The law should take its course.'' According to Customs sources, one of the detained identified himself as Shi Kumar Prasad and claimed that he is the personal assistant of Shashi Tharoor. Shiv Kumar Prasad had come to Delhi airport to pick up a person who had come from Dubai. The two men were arrested when the passenger was trying to hand over around 500 grams of gold to Prasad, "Prasad has an airport entry permit card which allows him to access the airport premises. Entered and was receiving a packet when he was taken along.With the passenger,'' sources said, adding that customs officials said both Prasad and the passenger were detained and 500 grams of gold was recovered from their possession. The matter is under investigation and his credentials have been verified, sources said Union Minister Rajiv Chandrashekhar criticized Congress and CPM, terming them an "alliance" in the context of reports on the detention of Shashi Tharoor's alleged aide. Gold smugglers. "First the Chief Minister Secretary was involved in gold smuggling, now the Congress MP's "aide"/PA has been detained on gold smuggling charges. CPM and Congress - both INDI coalition partners - round up the alliance of smugglers," Chandrashekhar said. But said.Chandrashekhar, the NDA candidate from the Thiruvananthapuram constituency, faces a tough challenge from former diplomat and senior Congress leader Tharoor, who is contesting the election for the third time. Voting in the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections 2024 was completed on April 26 in 88 constituencies across 13 states and union territories as well as all 20 Lok Sabha constituencies in Kerala.