Manushi Chillar who made India proud by winning the Miss World title, putting an end to a 17-year-long drought, has responded to Shashi Tharoor’s tweet which created a storm on social media. Taking to Twitter, Manushi said that it was important to not forget the ‘chill’ in Chhillar – her surname which Tharoor punned in what many considered a distasteful tweet.
Post the uproar, National Commission of Women (NCW) said it would issue a summon against Tharoor for his derogatory tweet. Haryana Women and Child Development Minister Kavita Jain also slammed the MP and called his tweet an “indulging in callous and reckless ‘wordplay’”.
Here is Tharoor’s tweet which started the uproar:
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
And his apology for it:
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
Also read: 17 years after Priyanka Chopra won the title, India’s Manushi Chillar crowned Miss World 2017
After a lot of ruckus over it, Manushi finally broke her silence and it would definitely qualify for one of the sanest and calm replies in the recent times. Manushi tweeted:
Exactly @vineetjaintimes agree with you on this. A girl who has just won the World isn’t going to be upset over a tongue-in-cheek remark. ‘Chillar’ talk is just small change – let’s not forget the ‘chill’ within Chhillar @ShashiTharoor https://t.co/L5gqMf8hfi
— Manushi Chhillar (@ManushiChhillar) November 20, 2017
Manushi’s reply earned her respect from her fans on social media who lauded her way of tackling things. Here are a few replies:
you are wonderful and intelligent… thanks for taking a lighthearted jest in the right spirit.
— INC_Tharoorian (@Tharoorian_INC) November 20, 2017
Sporting young lady! Bravo!
— Gurmeet Kanwal (@gurmeetkanwal) November 20, 2017
The level you have achieved needs to take everything very positively! You are above all this
— Sameer Gojwari (@SameerGojwari) November 20, 2017
Yay….thats the spirit….Chill within Chhillar… This winning is beyond any remark… #Chhillar rocks the world…
— Babita (@BabitaKri) November 20, 2017
Beauty, Brains and Humour!! Typical Doctor!!
— Shuchin Bajaj (@shuchinbajaj) November 20, 2017
Also read: When Shashi Tharoor makes a typo, we think it’s a new word
Well, she may have been crowned Miss India only now, but Manushi knows how to deal with matters sensibly!
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