New Delhi: Shashi Tharoor apart from being the MP of Congress is known for his head-turning tweets. A similar tweet grabbed the attention of the netizens for him taking a jibe at the Union Minister, Ramdas Athawale. Tharoor took to Twitter to share a photo of the Lok Sabha when finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman was replying to the discussion of Union Budget 2022.
Along with sharing the photo, Tharoor pointed out to Athawale who was present at the session. Tharoor said that Athawale’s ‘stunned and incredulous expression’ proves that even the treasury bench doubts the claims made by the finance minister about the economy and her budget. Notably, Athawale was looking bewildered in the photo shared by Tharoor.
Here is Tharoor’s tweet:
Nearly two-hour rely to the Bydget debate. The stunned & incredulous expression on Minister @RamdasAthawale’s face says it all: even the Treasury benches can’t believe FinMin @nsitharaman’s claims about the economy & her Budget! pic.twitter.com/wOGY7TJYg8
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) February 10, 2022
In a counterattack, Athawale replied to his tweet and pointed out the spelling errors made by the Congress MP. Correcting his typos, Athawale wrote, “Dear Shashi Tharoor ji, they say one is bound to make mistakes while making unnecessary claims and statements.”
Dear Shashi Tharoor ji, they say one is bound to make mistakes while making unnecessary claims and statements.
It’s not “Bydget” but BUDGET.
Also, not rely but “reply”!
Well, we understand! https://t.co/sG9aNtbykT
— Dr.Ramdas Athawale (@RamdasAthawale) February 10, 2022
Tharoor further replied to Athawale’s tweet, acknowledging his spelling errors and attributing them to careless typing. However, this brought a JNU connection to the whole Twitter face-off. “Careless typing is a bigger sin than bad English! But while you are on a roll, there’s someone at JNU who could benefit from your tuition,” Tharoor wrote while referring to JNU’s new vice-chancellor Sanrishree Dhulipudi Pandit, whose press release sparked controversy owing to grammatical errors.
Meanwhile, the netizens have fun witnessing the Twitter face-off between the word wizard Shashi Tharoor and Ramdas Athawale.
Nirmala Sitharaman, the finance minister addressed the Lok Sabha on Thursday during a discussion on the Budget 2022-2023. Sitharaman said in a reply, “In the 2008 financial crisis, India’s GDP took a hit of 2.21 lakh crores in terms of reduced gains. In the recent crisis, India’s GDP lost 9.57 lakh crore. Despite disruption to the supply chain, inflation in 2020-21 was 6.2 per cent, whereas in 2008-09, it was 9.1 per cent,” which made the Congress, IUML, DMK walkout from the session.
