App Claims "Speak English As Fluently As Shashi Tharoor". His Response

Shashi Tharoor shared a screenshot of an ad that had a picture of him and read 'Speak English as fluently as Shashi Tharoor'

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has threatened legal action against an English learning app for using his name and photo without permission to promote their course. The Thiruvananthapuram MP, through a tweet, has said that he does not endorse any such learning applications. This has been drawn to my attention by many unwitting students who were misled by this app. I wish to make it clear that I have NO connection to this app &have NOT endorsed it in any way. I will take legal action to stop the misuse of my name & image for commercial purposes. pic.twitter.com/C2dZhP47dd There is no mention that the advertisement is endorsed by you. Given as an example. Not to malign you. You should start one. To my mind they are praising your exemplary speaking skills and trying to encourage young people to become accomplished speakers of the English language like you..you have mastered the language and you are undoubtedly a role model for all of us. Damn, I wanted to speak English as fluently as you! But the real question how can we speak English like Shahi Tharoor.. that only you can answer sir. The 65-year-old shared a screenshot of the advertisement by Blackboard Radio, an English language learning app, that had a picture of him and read 'Speak English as fluently as Shashi Tharoor.'