“We had a discussion with my two party leaders, the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and the Congress president. Asked if the issue of chief ministerial face for Kerala polls was discussed, Tharoor said that was never the issue. Tharoor said he was very satisfied with his meeting with the top Congress brass. His comments were at variance with the Congress’ stand and many party leaders took a swipe at him, questioning his intentions. Kharge on Friday chaired a key meeting of the party here with Kerala leaders to fine-tune the party strategy for the assembly polls.