Congress leader Shashi Tharoor faced wide criticisms for his tweet on Sunday indicating a pun using Miss World 2017’s surname ‘Chhillar’ (Chhillar is the Hindi word for ‘loose change’). In his tweet, he said
What a mistake to demonetise our currency! BJP should have realised that Indian cash dominates the globe: look, even our Chhillar has become Miss World!
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) November 19, 2017
Several users slammed the tweet, following which Shashi Tharoor apologised for the tweet.
Guess the pun IS the lowest form of humour, & the bilingual pun lower still! Apologies to the many who seem to have been righteously offended by a light-hearted tweet today. Certainly no offence was meant to a bright young girl whose answer i've separately praised. Please: Chill!
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) November 19, 2017
