NationalPoliticsShashi Tharoor’s Punny Tweet On Manushi Chhillar BackfiresBy Harman Posted on November 20, 20176 min read001,242Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on Google+Share on LinkedinCongress leader Shashi Tharoor is known for his witty nature. However, sometimes wit can come at a cost. This happened on Sunday when Tharoor tweeted a witty tweet playing with words on the newly crowned Miss World Manushi Chhillar’s surname, comparing it to the Hindi word for loose change. He tried to criticise the BJP Government for demonetization by tweeting ‘What a mistake to demonetise our currency! BJP should have realised that Indian cash dominates the globe: look, even our Chhillar has become Miss World!’ This tweet by Shashi Tharoor got him in trouble with the National Commission for Women and his words have been criticised by the general public as well.What a mistake to demonetise our currency! BJP should have realised that Indian cash dominates the globe: look, even our Chhillar has become Miss World!— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) November 19, 2017NCW condemn the tweet of @INCIndia leader @ShashiTharoor. He degraded the achievement of daughter of #haryana and #India who got glory to the country. Will he call his own daughter chillar? He must apologize immediately. https://t.co/WD6q49vUo8— NCW (@NCWIndia) November 19, 2017@NCWIndia will summon @ShashiTharoor to commission on his derogatory and degrading tweet on our pride @ManushiChhillar She got fame and name to country by winning #MissWorld crown— NCW (@NCWIndia) November 19, 2017The National Commission for Women has accused Shashi Tharoor of demeaning the achievement of Manushi Chhillar and has demanded that the Congress leader apologise. In another tweet, the Commission said that they will summon Tharoor for his derogatory and degrading tweet on Manushi Chhillar.आपका स्तर इतना क्यों गिर गया है। https://t.co/ozVLFrBs0r— Anupam Kher (@AnupamPkher) November 19, 2017Veteran actor Anupam Kher asked Tharoor how could he have fallen so low to demean a national pride. Another Twitter user asked why Shashi Tharoor was demonetizing his own value with such words. A Twitter user tried to educate Shashi Tharoor on the community that Manushi Chhillar belongs to, the Jats. He asked Tharoor to refrain from making fun of the warrior community.What a mistake to demonetise our currency! BJP should have realised that Indian cash dominates the globe: look, even our Chhillar has become Miss World!— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) November 19, 2017What a terrific answer by this bright young woman — a real credit to Indian values! #missworldmanushi https://t.co/0gCQxlqD5L— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) November 19, 2017In an attempt to control the damage caused by his tweet, Tharoor tweeted about Manushi’s answer in the final round applauding her answer and saying that it was a real credit to Indian values. When asked about the profession that should get the highest pay, Manushi Chhillar had responded with an answer saying that it was the profession of being a mother that deserves the highest respect, salary and love.Guess the pun IS the lowest form of humour, & the bilingual pun lower still! Apologies to the many who seem to have been righteously offended by a light-hearted tweet today. Certainly no offence was meant to a bright young girl whose answer i've separately praised. Please: Chill!— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) November 19, 2017Within a few hours of his first tweet, Tharoor took to Twitter again to clarify that he did not mean any offence by his first tweet and asked people to chill.Share on: WhatsApp