OK, it is now a matter of debate. Was Mr. Shashi Tharoor, India's minister of state for external affairs right or wrong when he made his famous 'cattle class' tweet? He justified his online remark by saying that he was referring to the way economy class passengers are treated by the airlines. But then again, Mr. Tharoor follows his 'cattle class' phrase with 'the other Holy cows' in reference to other politicians like Mrs. Sonia and Mr. Rahul Gandhi who are also on this so-called 'austerity drive'.
Whether what Mr. Tharoor says is true or not, he needs to realise that while politicians and ministers also enjoy freedom of speech and expression under Article 19 of the Constitution of India, they also have certain duties as public servants and one of these would be to respect the actions and views of their political parties and government and think twice before tweeting. Mr. Tharoor needs to understand that he is now no longer a 'normal tweeting citizen', he is a minister in the government of India and needs to refrain from making such silly remarks that too for the whole world to read. Considering that he worked in the United Nations and almost become the Secretary-General, who needs to learn a little more about diplomacy towards his party and to the Indian public.
