Tharoor's 'farrago of distortions' quote not original
British political journalist Mehdi Hasan had used the phrase "farrago of distortions, misrepresentations..." while speaking in a debate at the Oxford Union in 2013. The phrase was used by Congress leader Shashi Tharoor to dismiss allegations of him being involved in his wife's death. The use of the phrase by Tharoor had led to several internet memes and jokes.
When a newly launched TV channel resorted to salacious reporting on the Sunanda Pushkar murder case, Congress leader Shahi Tharoor came out with dictionaries blazing, and dropped a supremely viral tweet on the country."Exasperating farrago of distortions, misrepresentations&outright lies being broadcast by an unprincipled showman masquerading as a journalst," he wrote, sending half of Twitter scurrying to Google the meaning of "farrago" and make some sense of the clearly brutal tweet.Legendary memes and endless jokes were born, and Tharoor himself was pretty amused with the ripples he created.Thanks, tweeple, for finding humour in my exasperation! Outrage was never so funny:https://t.co/WfwWwBqkwLBut while the country was still learning to use "farrago" in day to day conversations, we learned that those four magical words had been used before. In a post made on Facebook, the Free Press Kashmir pointed out British political journalist Mehdi Hasan had used the exact phrase all the way back in 2013.Speaking at the English debating society Oxford Union, Hasan was arguing in favour of the motion, "Islam is a religion of peace".