Twitter Fact-Checks Shashi Tharoor's Post On "Visible Minority" India PM
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Some users took a dig at Shashi Tharoor's illustrious academic background over the tweet
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor is under fire for his recent tweet on Rishi Sunak, in which stressed that it is "very rare" for the member of a "visible minority" to occupy a country's "most powerful office" and questioned if it can happen here. If this does happen, I think all of us will have to acknowledge that theBrits have done something very rare in the world,to place a member of a visible minority in the most powerful office. As we Indians celebrate the ascent of @RishiSunak, let's honestly ask: can it happen here? https://t.co/UrDg1Nngfv It is wholly irrelevant that Rishi is of Indian origin. Question is what plan he has2salvage UK's economy, which is in recession. Recession is due2lack of sales i.e. productive forces have outstripped demand. How will Rishi create demand ? What r his ideas in this respect ? Unlikely, I would imagine. But then we too had a member of a visible minority as Prime Minister for two terms. Now it looks tough, in fact impossible. लगान से लगाम तक। सिर्फ 75 साल में। जय हिंद ! 🙏 pic.twitter.com/11hGcRnMJI
The 42-year-old Indian origin leader will be installed as Britain's new Prime Minister today, a day after the ruling Conservatives elected him as their leader, clearing his way to 10, Downing Street.
Rishi Sunak was the frontrunner for the top post after former Prime Minister Boris Johnson opted out of the race in the aftermath of Liz Truss' resignation after just 45 days in office.
Shortly before it became clear that rival Penny Mordaunt does not have enough votes of Tory MPs and Rishi Sunak is the next UK Prime Minister, Mr Tharoor tweeted, "If this does happen, I think all of us will have to acknowledge that theBrits have done something very rare in the world, to place a member of a visible minority in the most powerful office. As we Indians celebrate the ascent of @RishiSunak, let's honestly ask: can it happen here?"
