hashi Tharoor conceded defeat after he came second again in the final straw poll on Monday before the formal vote scheduled for October 9 to select the next Secretary General of the United Nations.
Tharoor, who had been a runner up in the last three straw polls had said earlier that he was "not disheartened" and was making all out efforts to emerge victorious as "we have a strong case in terms of qualification".
Pointing out that this was the first Indian challenge to the existing international order, Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh said the future will have to reckon with the fact that India is ready to assume its rightful role in the management of international system.
Image: Indian nominee for UN Secretary General, Shashi Tharoor addresses the media after meeting Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi on June 19.
Photograph: Prakash Singh/AFP/Getty Images
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