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Mint
30-06-2025
- Politics
- Mint
Did Shashi Tharoor just misspell ‘concern' while thanking Suhel Seth? Netizens react – ‘Oxford dictionary 2025 version'
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor misspelt 'concern' as 'condern' in a social media post on June 30. Tharoor, otherwise known for his extensive vocabulary, rarely makes such spelling errors. How did the mistake occur by someone who uses long and less commonly heard English words? Well, Tharoor was responding to a post by businessman Suhel Seth, who had met the Congress leader and shared a picture on X. 'Just met Shashi Tharoor and am conderned about his throat: he's nursing a cold…,' Seth wrote. Tharoor was in London on Sunday for a media event. Tharoor, the Thiruvananthapuram MP, responded: 'Thank you for your 'condern' Suhel Seth! Grateful that you condign to be conderned! Watch out — some may condemn you for that!" Netizens reacted to mispelling by Tharoor. 'Condern will enter in Oxford's dictionary 2025 version,' one X user said. Shashi Tharoor's command of the English language is acknowledged even within his own party, so much so that Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge recently remarked that Tharoor was included in the Congress Working Committee for his linguistic prowess. "Shashi Tharoor's English is very good, that's why he has been taken in the CWC (Congress Working Committee). I supported this," Kharge said at a press conference last week when asked about Tharoor's praise for Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Tharoor's remarks praising PM Modi have seemingly irked Tharoor's party and widened the growing cracks in his ties with its leadership. In an article published in The Hindu earlier this month, Congress MP Tharoor said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's energy, dynamism and willingness to engage remain a 'prime asset' for India on the global stage but deserve greater backing. Tharoor said the diplomatic outreach following "Operation Sindoor" was a moment of national resolve and effective communication. 'Prime Minister Narendra Modi's energy, dynamism and willingness to engage remain a prime asset for India on the global stage but deserve greater backing,' Tharoor wrote. Tharoor's praise for the prime minister comes at a time when the Congress has been consistently attacking the Modi government over its foreign policy. The Congress party even said that diplomacy was being "shattered" and the country stands "isolated" globally, more so after Pakistan's army chief General Asim Munir had a lunch meeting in Washington DC with US President Donald Trump a few days ago. Thank you for your 'condern' Suhel Seth! Grateful that you condign to be conderned!
Mint
30-06-2025
- Politics
- Mint
Did Shashi Tharoor misspell ‘concern' while thanking Suhel Seth? Netizens react – ‘Oxford dictionary 2025 version'
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor misspelt 'concern' as 'condern' in a social media post on June 30. Tharoor, otherwise known for his extensive vocabulary, rarely makes such spelling errors. How did the mistake occur by someone who uses long and less commonly heard English words? Well, Tharoor was responding to a post by businessman Suhel Seth, who had met the Congress leader and shared a picture on X. 'Just met Shashi Tharoor and am conderned about his throat: he's nursing a cold…,' Seth wrote. Tharoor was in London on Sunday for a media event. Tharoor, the Thiruvananthapuram MP, responded: 'Thank you for your 'condern' Suhel Seth! Grateful that you condign to be conderned! Watch out — some may condemn you for that!" Netizens reacted to mispelling by Tharoor. 'Condern will enter in Oxford's dictionary 2025 version,' one X user said. Shashi Tharoor's command of the English language is acknowledged even within his own party, so much so that Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge recently remarked that Tharoor was included in the Congress Working Committee for his linguistic prowess. "Shashi Tharoor's English is very good, that's why he has been taken in the CWC (Congress Working Committee). I supported this," Kharge said at a press conference last week when asked about Tharoor's praise for Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Tharoor's remarks praising PM Modi have seemingly irked Tharoor's party and widened the growing cracks in his ties with its leadership. In an article published in The Hindu earlier this month, Congress MP Tharoor said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's energy, dynamism and willingness to engage remain a 'prime asset' for India on the global stage but deserve greater backing. Tharoor said the diplomatic outreach following "Operation Sindoor" was a moment of national resolve and effective communication. 'Prime Minister Narendra Modi's energy, dynamism and willingness to engage remain a prime asset for India on the global stage but deserve greater backing,' Tharoor wrote. Tharoor's praise for the prime minister comes at a time when the Congress has been consistently attacking the Modi government over its foreign policy. The Congress party even said that diplomacy was being "shattered" and the country stands "isolated" globally, more so after Pakistan's army chief General Asim Munir had a lunch meeting in Washington DC with US President Donald Trump a few days ago. Thank you for your 'condern' Suhel Seth! Grateful that you condign to be conderned! Tharoor, who took the India case post Operation Sindoor in foreign countries while heading an all-party delegation earlier this month, has, with his remarks, seemingly riled his party for showing support for the Narendra Modi government over recent military actions across the border in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).
India Gazette
28-06-2025
- Politics
- India Gazette
"If there are issues, they would be discussed privately": Shashi Tharoor
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], June 28 (ANI): Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, who has highlighted the disagreements with the current party leadership, on Saturday responded to a social media post he made earlier amid the visible tensions between him and some in the party, saying that if there are issues he would discuss them privately. 'I am not going to get into political issues here. If there are issues to discuss, they would be discussed privately. When the time comes, I shall do so,' Tharoor, who was speaking at the Ahmedabad Management Association Program, told reporters. The Thiruvananthapuram MP earlier made a cryptic post after Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge took a veiled jibe at Shashi Tharoor, saying he is in the Congress Working Committee 'because his English is very good'. Speaking at the event, the Congress MP discussed his recent visit to Russia and updated attendees on his meeting with counterparts, where he reiterated the message that the multi-party parliamentary delegation had already conveyed to the leaders here. 'I was in Russia on a previously planned engagement. It was also an opportunity to touch base with my counterparts. In India, our Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee covers both the Upper House and the Lower House. In many other countries, each House has a different head, so I saw my counterparts in the Upper House and the Lower House. I also saw my old friend, the Russian Foreign Minister, but by and large, our message has been consistent. Fortunately, the delegation sent by our government had already been there and met these people, so my task was not a difficult one to reinforce the message. Russia has been an old and trusted friend of India for some time, and it's always good to maintain these relationships. I also did some public events there, interviews and interaction with students. So it was that kind of visit. None of the dramatic sort of James Bond stuff that people have been speculating about, nothing of that nature, no secret missions there,' Tharoor said. During his visit to Russia, he met several top Russian leaders, including the Deputy Chairman of the Russian Federation Council (the Upper House) and also interacted with students. Tharoor's remarks regarding his intentions to discuss certain issues with respect to his party come amid an apparent unease in his ties with some in the party leadership. Kharge, who addressed a press conference slamming the Modi government, took another dig at Tharoor, saying, 'Some people say Modi first, the country later'. Tharoor had recently praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a newspaper article. 'Shashi Tharoor's English is very good, that's why he has been taken in the CWC (Congress Working Committee). I supported this,' Kharge said. 'But what I want to say is that all of us, the entire opposition, have come together and said we stand with our Army, our Army that is fighting, we are with them. We say nation first, but some people say Modi first and country later. What can we do about that?' he added. However, the Congress chief sidestepped a question on Congress taking action against Tharoor. He also brushed aside a question asking whether the party is afraid of taking action against Tharoor. Hours later, the Congress made a post on X that prominently carried a picture of a bird. 'Don't ask permission to fly. The wings are yours. And the sky belongs to no one,' the post read. (ANI)
Indian Express
26-06-2025
- Politics
- Indian Express
After Shashi Tharoor's ‘don't ask permission to fly' post, Congress MP warns of ‘predatory birds' on the hunt
The rumblings within the Congress over veteran party leader Shashi Tharoor's stances refuse to die down. The four-time MP has once again posted a cryptic image with birds 'don't ask permission to fly' reference on X, apparently hitting out at his party members soon after Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge slammed him saying it was 'Modi first and country later' for 'some people'. Now, Congress MP Manickam Tagore has hopped onto the war of words with a post warning of 'predatory birds' and 'democracy in danger' dig. In a veiled reference to the BJP, Tagore remarked, 'Freedom is not free, especially when predators wear patriotism as feathers. Tagore's post read, 'Don't ask permission to fly. Birds don't need clearance to rise… But in today even a free bird must watch the skies—hawks, vultures, and 'eagles' are always hunting. Freedom isn't free, especially when the predators wear patriotism as feathers. #DemocracyInDanger #BirdsOfPrey.' The post featured six predatory birds: Bald Eagle, Red-tailed Hawk, Osprey, American Kestrel, Turkey Vulture and Great Horned Owl. Don't ask permission to fly. Birds don't need clearance to rise… But in today even a free bird must watch the skies—hawks, vultures, and 'eagles' are always hunting. Freedom isn't free, especially when the predators wear patriotism as feathers. 🦅🕊️ #DemocracyInDanger… — Manickam Tagore .B🇮🇳மாணிக்கம் தாகூர்.ப (@manickamtagore) June 26, 2025 — Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) June 25, 2025 The rift within the Congress party has been widening of late as Tharoor praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi over Operation Sindoor in an article published in a national newspaper. In a press conference held on Wednesday, Kharge responded to his article and said: 'I can't read English well. His (Tharoor's) language is very good. That's why we have made him a Congress Working Committee member.' 'But I want to say the people of the Opposition together are with the Army that is fighting (during Operation Sindoor). We (the Congress) said the country is supreme and we will work together for the country. We said 'country first, party later'. Some people say 'Modi first, country later'. What can we do about that,' Kharge said. When posed with the question whether the Congress would refrain from taking action against Tharoor, Kharge said: 'Why to be scared? It is our party, we are there. There are nearly 34 working committee members, 34 permanent invitees, nearly 30 special invitees. Now he is speaking as per his own wish. No need to repeat that again and again. Our concern is how to save the country. If somebody is concerned about something else, you can ask him about that.' The rupture within the grand old party became further clear after the MP told reporters in his constituency that he had not been invited to campaign for the Nilambur bypoll. He mentioned the 'misunderstandings' between the party and him and how, when he was abroad, 'they engaged in arguments without understanding what I had said'. Tharoor, who led a multi-party delegation for a five-nation visit, has irked the party by claiming that the Army had breached the Line of Control between India and Pakistan for the first time to 'conduct a surgical strike on a terror base, a launch pad… (after) the Uri strike in September 2016' and that it was 'something we had not done before'. The Congress hit back, reminding Tharoor about surgical strikes under the UPA government and suggesting that the BJP should name him 'super spokesperson'. Before he went on the tour, the Congress had been unhappy about his public comments since Operation Sindoor, and, in one instance, said he had crossed the 'lakshman rekha (red line)'.
Mint
26-06-2025
- Politics
- Mint
Cong MP Manickam Tagore's ‘birds of prey' jibe at Shashi Tharoor – ‘hawks, vultures, and eagles are always hunting'
Congress leader Manickam Tagore took a swipe at his party colleague Shashi Tharoor amid a war of words over Kerala Member of Parliament's praise for Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the aftermath of Operation Sindoor. Tagore, a Lok Sabha MP from Virudhunagar in Tamil Nadu, used the 'bird' analogy to take a shot at Tharoor, a Lok Sabha MP from Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram. 'Don't ask permission to fly. Birds don't need clearance to rise…But in today even a free bird must watch the skies—hawks, vultures, and 'eagles' are always hunting,' Tagore wrote in a post on X. Tagore's post came a day after Tharoor shared a popular motivational message about birds and their ability to fly, emphasising self-belief and the pursuit of dreams without limitations. 'Don't ask permission to wings are yours. And the sky belongs to no one,' read the post on a poster accompanying a bird," Tharoor said in a cryptic post often used by many to suggest that individuals possess the potential and freedom to achieve their goals without seeking approval from others. Tharoor's post came soon after Mallikarjun Kharge spoke about him and his praise for Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the aftermath of Operation Sindoor. 'Freedom isn't free, especially when the predators wear patriotism as feathers,' Tagore said in his post on June 26. Kharge, addressing a press conference on Wednesday, said Tharoor was a member of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) due to his good language (English) skills. Responding to Tharoor's recent praise of PM Modi, Kharge said that while the Congress puts the nation first, for some, it's Modi first. Tharoor's praise for Modi has not gone down well with Congress leadership. In an article published inThe Hinduearlier this week, Congress MP Tharoor said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's energy, dynamism and willingness to engage remain a 'prime asset' for India on the global stage but deserve greater backing. Tharoor said the diplomatic outreach following "Operation Sindoor" was a moment of national resolve and effective communication. The article was shared by the Prime Minister's Office on its social media handle too. Tharoor's praise for the prime minister comes at a time when the Congress has been consistently attacking the Modi government over its foreign policy. Freedom isn't free, especially when the predators wear patriotism as feathers. After India launched Operation Sindoor in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack, Tharoor has been making comments on the India-Pakistan conflict and the diplomatic outreach that are at variance with the stand of the Congress. Tharoor took the India case post Operation Sindoor in foreign countries while heading an all-party delegation that returned earlier this month. Key Takeaways Political loyalty and individual expression can lead to conflicts within parties. Metaphors and analogies in political discourse can significantly enhance the impact of messages. Public figures must navigate their expressions carefully to avoid backlash from party leadership.
