Tremors, Tectonic Shifts: Milind Deora, Shashi Tharoor's Banter Over Protests
Politicians Milind Deora and Shashi Tharoor engaged in a public social media exchange regarding recent earthquakes in Panama and political shifts in India. The banter highlighted the ongoing rivalry between the NDA and the Opposition INDIA bloc.
Why it matters
This illustrates how Indian political figures use social media to engage in public discourse and mock opposition parties.
An earthquake was mentioned, and X became the epicentre of tremor-related wordplay, exposing the fault lines between two former colleagues. It all began on Friday evening, when Rajya Sabha MP Milind Deora - who quit the Congress and joined the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena in 2024 - posted that it was good to be back in Panama, days after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck the transcontinental country. "Another tremor or two made their presence felt while I was there. Thankfully, Panama and I are both safe!" the MP wrote. The reply from Shashi Tharoor - Congress MP and one of social media's favourite wordsmiths - was swift. Tharoor said he was happy to know his former colleague had survived the tremors in Panama, and then sneaked in a jibe.
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