Miss World Manushi Chhillar responds to Shashi Tharoor's tweet, and it's graceful
Shashi Tharoor's attack on BJP's demonetisation drive with a pun on the new Miss World's name was not received well by many. Tharoor had apologised for the tweet and now Manushi Chhillar has responded to the tweet.
Manushi Chhillar, a 20-year-old from Haryana, became the sixth Indian woman to be crowned Miss World on November 18.
Quite obviously, she's more than just a pretty face.
Manushi reaffirmed that with a graceful, smart and witty response to a tweet Congress MP Shashi Tharoor's made yesterday in which he mocked the BJP government's demonetisation drive using a pun on Manushi's second name - 'Chhillar'.
Shashi Tharoor had tweeted, "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!"
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, 2017
Twitterati slammed the Congress leader for the tweet saying it was unnecessary, pathetic and cheap. Many of his admirers were disappointed with the tweet too. Shashi Tharoor apologised in another tweet and asked people to "chill".
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, 2017
Today, Manushi Chhillar responded to Shashi Tharoor's pun with more pun and proved she's indeed a 'chiller'. In a tweet, Manushi Chhillar said, "A girl who has just won the World isn't going to be upset over a tongue-in-cheek remark. 'Chillar' talk is just small change - let's not forget the 'chill' within Chhillar."
Exactly @vineetjaintimes agree with you on this. A girl who has just won the World isnt going to be upset over a tongue-in-cheek remark. Chillar talk is just small change - lets not forget the chill within Chhillar ??? @ShashiTharoor https://t.co/L5gqMf8hfi- Manushi Chhillar (@ManushiChhillar) November 20, 2017
Manushi's tweet was in response to Times Group MD Vineet Jain who said people need to learn to be more tolerant towards light-hearted humour.
I saw @ShashiTharoor tweet regarding @ManushiChhillar . I wasnt offended even though she is a times girl. We need to learn to be more TOLERANT towards light hearted HUMOUR. #MissWorld2017 #MissIndia- Vineet jain (@vineetjaintimes) November 20, 2017
Meanwhile, the National Commission for Women Chief Rekha Sharma said that Tharoor's apology was not genuine and demanded him to apologise again, 'properly' this time, to the nation.
Watch: Haryana girl Manushi Chhillar has been crowned Miss World 2017