Shashi Tharoor

“A government confident in the fairness of its elections would welcome questions about them, whereas one that turns its capital into a fortress to avoid them only deepens the very suspicions it seeks to suppress. The government should provide answers, not lathis (sticks); expression, not repression,”

Shashi Tharoor · said 2026-10-10 · reported 2026-10-10

Tharoor wrote on X that a government confident in its elections would welcome questions rather than turning the capital into a fortress.

“deserves better than an undeclared Emer-GenZ,”

Shashi Tharoor · said 2026-10-10 · reported 2026-10-10

Tharoor said India's Gen Z deserves better than an undeclared Emer-GenZ, in a play on words referencing the Emergency.