Shashi Tharoor’s Unexpected Hindi Reply To A Twitter User Goes Viral

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor is widely known for his eloquent English and a vocabulary that often leaves people reaching for the dictionary. So, when he responded in unusually pure Hindi, it left many astounded. The incident unfolded on social media platform X, where his unexpected fluency in Hindi sparked a lot of surprise.

An X user pulled a Shashi Tharoor on Tharoor himself with over-the-top vocabulary

An interesting incident unfolded on social media platform X this week involving Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, who is famously admired (and sometimes teased) for his love of heavy English words. Known for his sharp comebacks and eloquent vocabulary, Tharoor had taken to X to defend India’s position after US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent described India as “a bit recalcitrant” in ongoing trade talks.

Tharoor, in his trademark style, replied that,

“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.”

Check it out,

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.

— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) August 14, 2025

While his post received praise from many for standing firm against unfair criticism, the real twist came in the form of a witty reply from an X user who goes by the name Sagarcasm. Known for humor and wordplay, the user decided to playfully turn the tables on Tharoor. In a deliberately exaggerated and jargon-heavy sentence, Sagarcasm mimicked Tharoor’s style by stringing together a series of complex and difficult words that made little sense when read together.

The response read,

“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?”

Check it out,

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?

— Sagar (@sagarcasm) August 14, 2025

The reply was clearly meant as satire, poking fun at how Tharoor’s love for uncommon English words often leaves his audience both amused and puzzled. To say that it prompted Tharoor to reply would be a sheer understatement.

Tharoor’s unexpected Hindi reply to the X user leaves the Internet in splits

Just when everyone expected Congress MP Shashi Tharoor to come back with another long string of complex English words, he did something nobody could have predicted. Instead of matching the wordplay, Tharoor kept it unusually short, and in pure Hindi.

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His reply to the verbose post read simply,

“Bhai, aap kehna kya chahte ho? (Brother, what do you want to say?).”

Have a look at it,

. Bhai aap kya kehna chahte ho? @sagarcasm

— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) August 14, 2025

His unexpected Hindi comeback left social media users in splits, with many praising his wit and sharing the exchange widely for a good laugh.

Here is how netizens reacted to the whole exchange

Netizens couldn’t stop laughing after witnessing this unexpected twist from Shashi Tharoor. Known for his heavy English, his sudden switch to simple Hindi caught everyone off guard and left them in splits. Have a look at some of the worth-checking-out reactions by netizens.

Here is how netizens first reacted to the heavy vocabulary based comment of Sagarcasm,

Grok please translate the above tweet in simple English

— Soorya #FinancialLiteracy (@saisooryan) August 14, 2025

pic.twitter.com/s9bJ7S9kns

— Phunsuk Wangdu (@Phunsukwangduji) August 14, 2025

Shashi Tharoor ko bhi na samajh aane wali english bolne ka ghamand hai @sagarcasm pic.twitter.com/v4fuZOTE4z

— WhoamI (@dactardoom) August 14, 2025

Yu ki … kya boley ?

— Punita Toraskar (@impuni) August 14, 2025

Here is how netizens reacted to Tharoor’s hindi reply,

@grok explain what @sagarcasm said to shashi ji in his own language

— B🅰️rle-G (@Hero_Zumour) August 14, 2025

Saala mere school waalo ne mujhe English bol ke kuch aur hi sikha diya lagta hai

— Arjun Bansal (@ArjunBansalAJB) August 14, 2025

me to @grok…. pic.twitter.com/4yvyGKFczU

— मास्टर_420 (@maaster_420) August 14, 2025

Bro made Shashi to type in Hindi 🤣🫡

— Mathew (@Mathew38011247) August 14, 2025

What are your thoughts on this fun exchange between the X user and Shashi Tharoor? Do share your thoughts via the comments below.