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"Cow-ed By Jokes?" Shashi Tharoor As Centre Withdraws 'Cow Hug Day' Appeal
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Shashi Tharoor said that the "let them hug their guy" instruction may have been misinterpreted as "gaay".
A government body yesterday withdrew its appeal asking people to hug a cow on Valentine's Day amid a flood of jokes and memes on social media. Congress leader Shashi Tharoor joined the bandwagon today and tweeted his humorous take on the 'Cow Hug Day'. Was the Government cow-ed by the jokes made at its expense or was it merely cow-ardice? My guess is the original appeal was an oral instruction: “Valentine's Day: let them hug their guy” & the last word was misheard by a HindiRashtravadi as gaay! pic.twitter.com/o7uPzBnlho
He said that the "let them hug their guy" instruction may have been misinterpreted as "gaay".
"Was the Government cow-ed by the jokes made at its expense or was it merely cow-ardice? My guess is the original appeal was an oral instruction: “Valentine's Day: let them hug their guy” & the last word was misheard by a HindiRashtravadi as gaay," Mr Tharoor tweeted.