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Tharoor Denies Knowing Scorpion Comment After Modi Temple Clip

By Drooid · Oct 8, 2026, 5:02 AM UTC · How we work

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Saurav Das of Indian Cockroach Janta Party posted Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s temple visit on X, tagging MP Shashi Tharoor.
Das said the clip reminded him of Tharoor’s earlier “banger” comment and asked him to repeat it.
Tharoor replied he did not know which comment Das referenced.
Online users speculated Das referred to Tharoor’s controversial 2018 “scorpion on a Shivling” remark.

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Saurav Das of Indian Cockroach Janta Party posted Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s temple visit on X, tagging MP Shashi Tharoor.
Das said the clip reminded him of Tharoor’s earlier “banger” comment and asked him to repeat it.
Tharoor replied he did not know which comment Das referenced.
Online users speculated Das referred to Tharoor’s controversial 2018 “scorpion on a Shivling” remark.