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#NoConfidenceMotion : Shashi Tharoor Uses New Word “barnstorming” To Describe Rahul Gandhi’s Speech ; Slams Smriti Irani’s Comments
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Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor hailed Rahul Gandhi’s speech during the no-confidence motion in the Lok Sabha as “barnstorming” while claiming that Union minister Smriti Irani’s remarks in the Lower House focussed on “whataboutery” that amounted to an “own-goal”.
Tharoor, known for his penchant for using rarely used English words often sending Twitterati scurrying for dictionaries, described Gandhi’s address as barnstorming which according to Cambridge dictionary means “exciting and energetic”.
Lively scenes in the LokSabha during & following @rahulgandhi’s barnstorming speech in support of the no-confidence motion. @smritiirani’s response focused entirely on what-aboutery, reciting a series of incidents & atrocities, going back many decades, under Congress rule, that…
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) August 9, 2023
The Congress MP from Thiruvananthapuram also hit out at Irani for her criticism of Gandhi and the Congress party in her speech during the no-confidence motion.
