Startup uses Tharoor's caricature in ad without consent; MP takes legal action
Edtech startup Mastree used MP Shashi Tharoor's caricature without his consent for their advertisement with caption, "Gift your child Shashi Tharoor's confidence." Tharoor has sought a public apology and a legally binding commitment to 'cease and desist such practices'. "I was shocked...of their advertising using my name and caricature as if to imply I had endorsed their courses," Tharoor said.