Congress MP Shashi Tharoor continues to command admiration that goes far beyond politics. Known for his eloquence, intelligence, and charm, Tharoor recently became the subject of a viral video that captures all three traits.
In the two-minute clip circulating on social media, a young woman likely a college student directly asks Tharoor, “…Sir, please explain yourself how can someone be so astonishingly good looking and charismatic, and even more implausibly brilliant and intelligent at the same time? Sir please spill some secrets.”
Tharoor responds with a laugh and witty humility: “…There are things you can’t help. And there are things that you can change yourself to do. So the way you look at all of that, honestly, all I can say is choose your parents wisely. It’s all in the genes. But everything else, you should work at it.”
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‘Choose Your Parents Wisely,’ Says Tharoor
He further explains that his passion for reading began in childhood and continues today, saying, “I think I know a lot because I have retained a lot of what I have read.”
On his public speaking skills, Tharoor admits it wasn’t always easy:
“But once you’ve done it often enough, you develop the confidence… particularly when you know that your ideas are clear… But you have to practice it by doing it…”
Clip From Nagaland Visit Sparks Online Reactions
The video, reportedly from 2023 during Tharoor’s visit to Nagaland for the Assembly election campaign, has now crossed over a lakh views. According to xAI’s chatbot Grok, the clip was first shared on March 6, 2023.
Fans flooded social media with reactions. Some once again suggested he should join the BJP, while others demanded the full video. A few chose to inject humor, with one user joking, “Dude getting honey trapped live.”
User @vsukhtha posted, “With the recent Post war times, ShashiJi has got a lot of appreciation with his fluent statements than most of his peers and impressive desh bhakt sentiments. Hope he uses them intelligently and leaves his current party and tactfully take the right decision forward @ShashiTharoor (sic).”
