Knew Hardeep Singh Puri as helpful minister, not overzealous troll: Tharoor

Replying to a tweet by civil aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri to Rahul Gandhi wherein he snubbed both Rahul and Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, Tharoor said that Puri who used to be a 'helpful minister' was unrecognisable as an 'overzealous troll.'

Puri was responding to Rahul Gandhi's criticism of the Centre's new policy preventing retired intelligence officials from writing books without government approval.

"No country allows retired intelligence officers to write books without prior approval. Alethophobia also means “inability to accept unflattering facts about your nation, religion, culture, ethnic group,or yourself” @ShashiTharoor’s companionship seems to be partially rubbing off," Puri tweeted while tagging Thiruvananthapuram MP Tharoor.

In response, Tharoor said that he was unable to recognise Hardeep Singh Puri, the overzealous troll. "Hardeep, this continuing tirade really doesn't become you. As a former diplomat, surely you remember Talleyrand's classic exhortation, "surtout pas trôp de zèle"? I knew @HardeepSPuri the able diplomat & helpful minister, can't recognize Hardeep the overzealous troll!," Tharoor replied.