Shashi Tharoor’s Oxford Speech Hailed by Both PM Modi and Twitter

Shashi Tharoor’s Oxford speech resonates across Twitter. The PM also praised him in front of Parliamentarians.

Shashi Tharoor during his Oxford University speech. (Photo: YouTube/OxfordUnion)

Former Union Minister Shashi Tharoor’s speech at Oxford University about why the British owe restitution to India has gone viral. Not just that, it has received a thumbs-up from Prime Minister Narendra Modi just a day after Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi rebuked Tharoor.

Shashi-ji is an orator who says the right thing at the right place... sometimes, such things become a turning point.
– Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his address to Parliamentarians

“Take a Bow, Mr Tharoor,” Say Twitterati

Apart from adding to the debate on colonial rule, the speech has also elicited enthusiastic reactions from the social media network. Many applauded him for the speech.