Have you ever wondered how a conversation between politician Shashi Tharoor & author Chetan Bhagat would sound? Well, for the uninitiated, Mr. Tharoor is well-known for his exemplary vocabulary, while Mr. Bhagat is known for his simplistic style of writing. So, needless to say, a dialogue shared between the two will be quite fascinating.
Recently, Tharoor took to social media to praise an article written by the ‘3 Mistakes of my life’ author, reports Times Now. Calling it a ‘superb piece’, he praised the writer’s simplicity and directness of his writing.
Superb piece by @chetan_bhagat on all that ails our country & what we should do about it. Chetan’s great virtue is the simplicity and directness of his writing. His message is clear & I hope his fans in the government act on it. https://t.co/j6vDHCe0SS
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) September 13, 2020
Elated to have received accolades from Tharoor, the author not only thanked him but also requested the Thiruvananthapuram MP to use some of his ‘big words’ to praise him.
Ok I still can’t get over this. The @ShashiTharoor has praised @chetanbhagat. I am floating.
Just one request sir, next time can you use some big words to praise me, like ones that only you can do. Superb is nice but a big one would really make my day! https://t.co/UuRBwxEMYJ
— Chetan Bhagat (@chetan_bhagat) September 13, 2020
The politician happily obliged and took out the big guns especially for Bhagat.
Sure, @chetan_bhagat! It’s clear you are not sesquipedalian nor given to rodomontade. Your ideas are unembellished with tortuous convolutions & expressed without ostentation. I appreciate the limpid perspicacity of today’s column. https://t.co/GI3mbnlion
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) September 13, 2020
However, his savage response left several people in splits. From guessing what his reply really meant to adding their own sets of praises for the author, have a look at what people had to say about this entertaining Twitter exchange:
Sesquipedalian – शानदार
Rodomontade – गर्वेक्तिपूर्ण
Unembellished – अलंकार से भरा
Tortuous – पेचीदा
Convolution – लपेट
Ostention – डींग
Limpid – पारदर्शक
Perspicacity – चीजो की तह तक प्रवेश करने की शक्ति।
🤠🙏— The Guru (@guru_sharnam) September 13, 2020
Sir , please translate 👆in English …thanks 😢
— 𝕲𝕴𝕹𝕹𝖄 (@CaglayanLalehan) September 13, 2020
That's fine Shashi but what about the abnegation of camaraderie in the egregious enfranchise that comes from the fatuous of the grandiloquent at the behest of impecunious and insidious semaphore?
— Sagar (@sagarcasm) September 13, 2020
Trying to read the message correctly a few times.. pic.twitter.com/PvOQURW2Yo
— Kandome (@Kandome1) September 13, 2020
— Sahil Chawla (@SahilChawla93) September 13, 2020
— Crime Master Gogo (@vipul2777) September 13, 2020
I Neither Chetan nor his fans can understand this sir. How can we know whether you praised him or rubbished his writing? People in “2 states” will need more than a “night at the call centre” to decode this
— Monica Jasuja (@jasuja) September 13, 2020
Just in case you are wondering, ‘Sesquipedalian’ means something that is characterized by long words, ‘Rodomontade’ means boastful, ‘Convolutions’ is complex, ‘Ostentation’ means being pretentious, ‘Limpid’ means clear and ‘Perspicacity’ is to be shrewd. Well, what do you think about this lil chat? Tell us!