Today, on March 09, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor is celebrating his 69th birthday. Apart from his politics, Shashi Tharoor is in the discussion about lifestyle and furious English. Please tell that Tharoor, who served in UN for 29 years, has been an MP 4 times. Shashi Tharoor has created a distinct identity among the youth. So let’s know about some interesting things related to Shashi Tharoor’s life on the occasion of his birthday …
Birth and education
Shashi Tharoor was born on 09 March 1956 in London in London. He has also completed his education from abroad. In order to understand Shashi Tharoor’s abundance English, the youth also have to sit with a dictionary in their hands. Please tell that he became active in politics from student life. In 2006, the Government of India named Shashi Tharoor for the post of UN Secretary -General. At the same time, he served for 29 years in the UN. Shashi Tharoor is very fond of reading. Apart from this, he also writes articles in Indian and international publications like The New York Times, The Washington Post, Guardian.
Political journey
Talking about Shashi Tharoor’s experience in the country’s politics, he was a Congress MP 3 times. At the same time, Tharoor has become MP twice after being elected from Thiruvananthapuram to 15th Lok Sabha in the year 2009.
In 2009, Shashi Tharoor had succumbed to a margin of 1,00, 000 votes to P Ramachandran Nair of the Communist Party of India.
Then in the year 2014, he became a MP from Thiruvananthapuram in the 16th Lok Sabha. During this, he defeated BJP’s O Rajagopal by more than 15 thousand votes.
In 2019, he also became an MP in the 17th Lok Sabha elections and defeated the BJP-NDA candidate.
At the same time, in the year 2009, Shashi Tharoor has also held the post of Union Minister of State in Manmohan Singh’s government.
In 2012, he was included in the cabinet as Union Minister of State, Human Resource Development.
Personal life
Please tell that Shashi Tharoor is an open -minded person. On the other hand, if we talk about his personal life, he married three times. But his third wife i.e. Sunanda Pushkar is no longer in this world. In 2010, Shashi Tharoor and Sunanda Pushkar married. At the same time, his first wife’s name was Tilottama Mukherjee. So his second wife was Crysta Giles of Canada.
