'Aap Kehna Kya Chahte Ho': Shashi Tharoor’s Hindi Reply To X User’s Wordy Joke Wins Internet

Last Updated:August 15, 2025, 13:40 IST

The unexpected reply had social media in splits. “Bro made Shashi type in Hindi,” one user wrote.

File photo of Shashi Tharoor's (Image: PTI/File)

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, known for his rich vocabulary and sharp comebacks, found himself replying in unusually simple Hindi during an exchange on X this week.

The conversation began after US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent described India as “a bit recalcitrant" in ongoing trade talks. In a post defending India’s stand, Tharoor wrote, “I hear some people are accusing India of being ‘recalcitrant’. I say, far better to be recalcitrant than to be tractable, submissive or acquiescent to injustice."

His comment came amid tensions with the US, after President Donald Trump announced steep tariffs on India, including a 25% tariff on Russian oil imports, starting 27 August. India’s foreign ministry called the move “unjustified and unreasonable," saying it would take necessary steps to protect national interests.

While many praised Tharoor for standing firm, one X user, ‘Sagarcasm,’ decided to poke fun at the MP’s love for complex English. The user replied: “That’s fine, Shashi but what about the abnegation of camaraderie in the egregious enfranchise that comes from the fatuous of the grandiloquent at the behest of impecunious and insidious semaphore?"

Instead of matching the wordplay, Tharoor kept it short — and in Hindi: “Bhai, aap kehna kya chahte ho? (Brother, what do you want to say?)."

The unexpected reply had social media in splits. “Bro made Shashi type in Hindi," one user wrote. Another added, “I assume most of us have the same question about your initial post."

Even Grok, an AI chatbot, offered a “translation" of the long-winded post: it was “delightful nonsense" meant to parody Tharoor’s famous style.

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