Shashi Tharoor's Humorous Hindi Tweet Deletes Twitter User's 'Wordy' Joke

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Posted by AI on 2025-08-15 09:16:00 | Last Updated by AI on 2026-06-24 18:18:33

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Indian politician Shashi Tharoor's linguist skills landed a funny yet pedagogical win on Twitter when he schooling a user who tried to pull off a wordy joke in Hindi.

The tweet went viral on the platform, scoring over 44k likes and over 17,000 retweets at the time of writing.

The exchange began when a Twitter user posted a photo of a sign outside a closed shop that read "Sorry, we are closed on Sundays and every other day."

"Get a life partner who accepts your schedule," the user wrote in the caption, implying that the sign implied the shop owner's availability.

The user apparently expected Tharoor, who is known for his linguistic skills and often tweets in Hindi, to comment on the post in English but the politician decided to take it up a notch.

Tharoor replied in Hindi, "Aap kehna kya chahte ho?" Which roughly translates to "What do you want to say?"

According to several Indian news outlets, the term "khichdi" refers to something that is an amalgamation of various things in this case, the words from the user's joke.

Tharoor's unexpected reply had social media in splits. Many admired the humour, while some simply shared Tharoor's witty response with the hashtag "hinidoor."

"Bro made Shashi type in Hindi," one user wrote in a tweet that resonated with many others. Others also jumped in the comment section to learn the correct pronunciation of "kehna" (say it like "gaana" but with an "eh" sound at the end).

This isn't the first time Tharoor's linguistic skills have gained attention. The politician is known for his fluency in Hindi, often using it in tweets, and has written books in the language.

Tharoor's reply is a salient reminder that a good sense of humour transcends words and languages.

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