Union Minister Ramdas Athawale recently corrected a typographical error by Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor on Twitter, while taking a subtle dig at the Congress leader. 

The saga began when Congress MP Shashi Tharoor shared a snippet of the Budget debate on Twitter. “Nearly two-hour rely to the Bydget debate. The stunned & incredulous expression on Minister @RamdasAthawale’s face says it all: even the Treasury benches can’t believe FinMin @nsitharaman’s claims about the economy & her Budget!,” he tweeted on Thursday.

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Responding to the tweet, the Union Minister wrote, “Dear Shashi Tharoor ji, they say one is bound to make mistakes while making unnecessary claims and statements. It’s not “Bydget” but BUDGET. Also, not rely but ‘reply’ Well, we understand!”

The tweet has garnered over 27,000 likes and more than 5,400 retweets. One user wrote, “Irony. Ramdas Athawale correcting Shashi Tharoor’s  English. By the way @RamdasAthawale ji are you aware how many books in English have been written by Tharoor ji ?

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Another user added, “Tharoor saab getting English lessons. Head-spinning, head-scratching, befuddled, stupefied, discombobulated, believe-it-or-not moment.”

The official Twitter handle of the Kerala Congress also responded to the tweet by sharing a video of Union Minister Ramdas Athawale, sounding incoherent and struggling to articulate his thoughts. 

Shashi Tharoor then replied to the tweet and said, “I stand corrected, Ramdas ji. Careless typing is a bigger sin than bad English! But while you’re on a roll, there’s someone at JNU who could benefit from your tuition.” The tweet appears to be a snarky remark at Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit, the newly appointed Vice-Chancellor of the university. Pandit has been under the spotlight for her grammatical errors in letters to students and faculty members.

While the Congress MP is known for his vocabulary, the Union Minister is popular for his comic poetry that often evokes bouts of laughter in the Parliament.