 "Shashi Tharoor calls reporters 'scum', later says it was directed only at one channel")
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor lost his cool on Wednesday when he was repeatedly asked questions regarding the death of his wife Sunanda Pushkar, and called media reporters ‘self appointed liars and scum’.
“I speak to the police, not to self appointed liars and scum,” said Tharoor when a reporter repeatedly asked him to comment on the ongoing case.
The incident comes after a court allowed the police to carry out lie-detector tests on three aides in connection with Pushkar’s death.
Shashi Tharoor on being asked about Sunanda Pushkar case https://t.co/5OiHFJcwkh
— ANI (@ANI) May 20, 2015
Later, Tharoor took to Twitter to further criticize the reporter.
Scummy channel accuses me of evading questions. I speak to the police &investigators, not to self-appointed vigilante liars. Told them so.
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) May 20, 2015
These vile people have sunk so low today in their venal desire to profit from a personal tragedy that my 17month-old silence finally cracked
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) May 20, 2015
I let myself down by shouting in fury at a badgering hack whom i had often been kind to. Won't again. I regret giving them the satisfaction.
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) May 20, 2015
But on Thursday morning, Tharoor took to the social media site again to clarify that his comments were directed only to one channel and not towards the media in general.
Amused to see my comment to the 1 channel that stalked me at home &at Tvm airport is being twisted as an attack on all media. Taking refuge?
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) May 21, 2015
Let's be clear: only 1 channel ran a witch-hunt yesterday all evening, lied&distorted facts, aired innuendo, ran a survey on purported guilt
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) May 21, 2015
It suits gutter journalists 2 pretend I attacked their entire fraternity.I attacked only those who put exploitation of tragedy above justice
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) May 21, 2015
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