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Shashi Tharoor Mocks PM Modi’s Remarks On “Divine Intervention”, Here’s How He Glorified Nehru As A ‘Divine Intervention’ In His Own Book

May 25, 2024
The Commune

Neizens have been mocking and criticizing Shashi Tharoor, the Congress MP from Thiruvananthapuram, for his remarks on ‘divinity’ against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He was unaware that his comments would provoke a strong reaction from the internet community, labeling him a master of hypocrisy, well-suited to comment in his own interest.

Tharoor’s comment comes in response to Prime Minister Modi’s recent statement during a television interview, where he expressed a belief in his divine purpose, stating, “Till my mother was alive, I had the impression that perhaps my birth was a biological one. After her demise when I view after assimilating all the experiences, I am convinced that God has sent me.” 

In reaction to this, Shashi Tharoor took to his official handle to pose what he called an ‘innocent question’ queried, ” can a divine being be eligible for citizenship in India, and if not, does He have the right to vote or to contest elections? Could @ECISVEEP look into the question of a self-proclaimed divinity participating in the electoral fray?”

In Shashi Tharoor’s 2003 biography of Nehru, “Nehru: The Invention of India,” the first chapter, “With little to command me,” recounts the divine blessings received by Motilal Nehru.

The chapter narrates that in January 1889, Motilal Nehru, a 27-year-old lawyer from Allahabad, visited the sacred Hindu town of Rishikesh, burdened by personal loss. After losing his first wife and son during childbirth, he remarried Swarup Rani Kaul, who bore him another son who also died in infancy. Following the death of his brother Nandlal Nehru, Motilal took responsibility for his widow and seven children. Despite these burdens, he yearned for a son of his own.

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Motilal and two young Brahmin companions visited a renowned yogi known for his austere practices. The yogi, informed of Motilal’s desire for a son, declared it was not in his destiny. However, Pandit Din Dayal Shastri, one of the companions, respectfully disagreed, stating that the ancient Hindu shastras did not consider such a fate irreversible and that a great karmayogi like the yogi could grant a boon. The yogi, thus challenged, sprinkled water thrice from his brass pitcher onto Motilal, stating that he had sacrificed the benefits of his austerities over many generations.

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The yogi passed away the next day, and ten months later, at 11:30 p.m. on November 14, 1889, Swarup Rani gave birth to a healthy baby boy. They named him Jawaharlal “precious jewel”, who would grow up to be one of the most remarkable men of the 20th century.

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Tharoor’s description of divine intervention in his book is now being used by netizens to highlight his hypocrisy, given his recent comments on divinity. His strategies and decisions are ridiculed that they align with the interests of his own, suggesting sub serving his masters.

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