{
  "id": 3918877,
  "title": "'I Do Regret The Choice Of Word': Shashi Tharoor Clarifies 'Drama' Remark On Nepal Floods After Online Backlash",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/i-do-regret-the-choice-of-word-shashi-tharoor-clarifies-drama-remark",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T07:20:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/viral/i-do-regret-choice-of-word-shashi-tharoor-clarifies-drama-remark-on-nepal-floods-after-online-backlash"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Congress member Shashi Tharoor clarified his use of the word \"drama\" in reference to the Nepal floods after facing online backlash. He clarified that he had intended the word to convey a situation involving intense and conflicting forces, rather than implying the disaster was theatrical or merely a spectacle. Tharoor posted from Kathmandu, unaware of the devastation in the hills that had caused such catastrophic damage. The flash floods struck the Rasuwa district near the Tibet border, leading to widespread destruction along the Bhote Koshi and Trishuli rivers. Tharoor expressed regret for the choice of a word that could be easily misunderstood, acknowledging that it could be taken as insensitive.",
  "summary": "Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has clarified his use of the word “drama” while referring to the devastating flash floods in Nepal, after his social media post drew criticism for allegedly being insensitive to the scale of the disaster. The Thiruvananthapuram MP explained that he used the word in the sense of a situation involving intense and conflicting forces, rather than to suggest that the tragedy…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "Shashi Tharoor was on way to Kathmandu as Nepal floods wreaked havoc: ‘Blissfully unaware of drama’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/shashi-tharoor-was-on-way-to-kathmandu-as-nepal-floods-wreaked-havoc",
        "published": "2026-08-27T07:04:27.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}