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The alleged extramarital affair of Indian Union Minister Shashi Tharoor with Pakistani journalist, Mehr Tarar, who Shashi’s late wife accused of being an ISI agent, has stirred up a storm in Indian and Pakistani media. Whether or not Sunanda Pushkar’s accusation hold any ground, her tragic death in mysterious circumstances right in the middle of the scandal has raised some serious questions.
And accusing ISI for any issue inside India, personal or national, has become fashionable. It was cross-border terrorism in the last decade; it is now cross-border tararism, involving a Tarar from the other side of the Indo-Pak border. On the surface, the accusation of ISI involvement in a perceived love affair is simply hilarious because the publication with which Ms Tarar is associated is known for anti-establishment stance. ISI would rather look at the entire affair with a suspicion.
There is no denying the fact that Ms. Tarar was indeed involved with Shashi Tharoor but saying it was it an “affair” threatening a marriage would be an overstatement. The contents of emails exchanged and Twitter messages quoted in detail by Indian media only suggest that it was a case of “teen-age crush”.
Hindustan Times has quoted the contents of her email with Shashi which says, “ We have met twice. We have become very good friends. I feel very happy, and to tell you the truth kinda honoured to be your friend.” There is no love affair as evidenced in the email but the reaction of Mrs. Tharoor was typical of a South Asian wife and she cannot be blamed for that. The media, however, should not have raised a storm of the scale it did. It has embarrassed the family of Ms Tarar and others associated with her.
Shashi Tharoor Saga: Is it a case of cross-border tararism?
And accusing ISI for any issue inside India, personal or national, has become fashionable. It was cross-border terrorism in the last decade; it is now cross-border tararism, involving a Tarar from the other side of the Indo-Pak border. On the surface, the accusation of ISI involvement in a perceived love affair is simply hilarious because the publication with which Ms Tarar is associated is known for anti-establishment stance. ISI would rather look at the entire affair with a suspicion.
There is no denying the fact that Ms. Tarar was indeed involved with Shashi Tharoor but saying it was it an “affair” threatening a marriage would be an overstatement. The contents of emails exchanged and Twitter messages quoted in detail by Indian media only suggest that it was a case of “teen-age crush”.
Hindustan Times has quoted the contents of her email with Shashi which says, “ We have met twice. We have become very good friends. I feel very happy, and to tell you the truth kinda honoured to be your friend.” There is no love affair as evidenced in the email but the reaction of Mrs. Tharoor was typical of a South Asian wife and she cannot be blamed for that. The media, however, should not have raised a storm of the scale it did. It has embarrassed the family of Ms Tarar and others associated with her.
Shashi Tharoor Saga: Is it a case of cross-border tararism?
