Chetan Bhagat ‘floating’ after Congress leader Shashi Tharoor sings his praises

Tribune Web Desk
Chandigarh, September 13

Chetan Bhagat’s in seventh heaven. The popular fiction writer and columnist’s latest column in a leading daily drew praises from several people, among them Congress leader Shashi Tharoor.

Tharoor said in a tweet that he found Bhagat’s piece, in which he urges the central government to focus on India’s tattered economy,  “superb”.

“Superb piece by @chetan_bhagat on all that ails our country & what we should do about it. Chetan’s great virtue is the simplicity and directness of his writing. His message is clear & I hope his fans in the government act on it,” he said.

His effusive praises had Chetan Bhagat gushing.

“Ok I still can’t get over this. The @ShashiTharoor has praised  @chetanbhagat. I am floating. Just one request sir, next time can you use some big words to praise me, like ones that only you can do. Superb is nice but a big one would really make my day,” Bhagat said in a tweet.

Ever obliging, Tharoor humoured him.

“Sure, @chetan_bhagat! It’s clear you are not sesquipedalian nor given to rodomontade. Your ideas are unembellished with tortuous convolutions & expressed without ostentation. I appreciate the limpid perspicacity of today’s column,”  Tharoor said in his tweet.

The exchange amused the Twitteratti.