Shashi Tharoor Witty Reply To Girl Who Said, ‘How Someone So Good Looking Can Be So Intelligent’

Shashi Tharoor is a name that has become synonymous with eloquence, intelligence, and charisma. A well-known Indian politician, author, and former diplomat, Shashi Tharoor has gained immense popularity in recent years, both in India and around the world. There are several reasons why Shashi Tharoor is so popular and the majority of them are related to his multi-faceted personality.

Having a distinguished career as a diplomat, politician, and prolific author, Tharoor’s diverse experience has made him a well-rounded personality who can speak on a range of topics with authority and expertise.

However, Shashi Tharoor’s popularity can also be attributed to his humorous and always-calm attitude. Apart from his intellectual side, he occasionally shows his humorous side too. The kind of thing also happened recently when a girl from Nagaland asks him a hilarious question.

Without shying away from the question, Tharoor gives an amazing reply to her question. Due to this, the clip of the occurrence went viral on social media platforms with many praising Shashi Tharoor’s witty attitude. So, here’s what happened:

Girl asks Shashi Tharoor about his good looks and intelligence

The event happened at the Lungleng Show, a talk shows that Shashi Tharoor attended when he was in Nagaland. On the occasion, the unnamed woman got up to ask Shashi Tharoor a question.

Therefore, she questioned,

So, how can someone be so astonishingly good-looking and charismatic and even more implausibly brilliant and intelligent at the same time?

Tharoor, while smiling at the question, answered,

You are very sweet, very kind and generous, but all I can say there are things that you can’t help. And there are things that you can change yourself to do. So, the way you look and all of that, honestly, all I can say is choose your parents wisely. It’s all in the genes.

Later, Shashi Tharoor also discussed his lifelong love of reading, which he first developed as a youngster. He said,

But everything else you should work at it. I must say that reading, as I explained, became a habit in childhood. I have kept it up and therefore, I read a lot and I think I know a lot because I have retained a lot of whatever I have read.

The incident immediately went viral on various social media platforms and leaves netizens in splits. The video become so popular that even Shashi Tharoor received it on his WhatsApp. He also tweeted about the same. Taking to Twitter, he wrote,

A 2-minute sidelight from my recent visit to Nagaland seems to be going around on @WhatsApp: here it is!

A 2-minute sidelight from my recent visit to Nagaland seems to be going around on @WhatsApp: here it is! https://t.co/1Eatgjv7W6

— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) March 6, 2023

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