Manushi Chhillar Isn't Upset Over Shashi Tharoor's Pun. Read Her Tweet

New Delhi: 'Chill,' tweeted Shashi Tharoor after a pun he made about the newly-crowned Miss World 2017 Manushi Chhillar went down badly on social media. A post on Manushi's as-yet unverified Twitter account backs him up. "A girl who has just won the world isn't going to be upset over a tongue-in-cheek remark. 'Chhillar' talk is just small change - let's not forget the 'chill' within Chhillar," reads Manushi's tweet. The post is a response to one from Times of India boss Vineet Jain which advocated 'more tolerance towards light-hearted humour.' Here is Manushi Chhillar's tweet:
 

Exactly @vineetjaintimes agree with you on this. A girl who has just won the World isn't going to be upset over a tongue-in-cheek remark. 'Chillar' talk is just small change - let's not forget the 'chill' within Chhillar @ShashiTharoorhttps://t.co/L5gqMf8hfi

— Manushi Chhillar (@ManushiChhillar) November 20, 2017

Shashi Tharoor responded warmly to Manushi's post, calling her a 'class act' and apologising for any offence caused.
 

You're a class act, @ManushiChhillar! Beautiful, smart & uncommonly gracious too. Still, if any offence was caused to any member of your family, sincere apologies. Like every Indian, I'm proud of you. https://t.co/42wdOqV0wZ

— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) November 20, 2017

Shashi Tharoor has been hauled over the coals for a tweet referencing Manushi Chhillar's last name and demonetisation. He posted this shortly after Manushi was crowned Miss World over the weekend: "What a mistake to demonetise our currency! BJP should have realised that Indian cash dominates the globe: look, even our Chhillar has become Miss World!"
 

What a mistake to demonetise our currency! BJP should have realised that Indian cash dominates the globe: look, even our Chhillar has become Miss World!

— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) November 19, 2017

Mr Tharoor was attacked online for his tweet and also offline by the National Commission of Women who demanded that he apologise for 'degrading a daughter of India.' Shashi Tharoor posted this apology later:
 

Guess the pun IS the lowest form of humour, & the bilingual pun lower still! Apologies to the many who seem to have been righteously offended by a light-hearted tweet today. Certainly no offence was meant to a bright young girl whose answer i've separately praised. Please: Chill!

— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) November 19, 2017

Manushi Chhillar, a native of Haryana who studied in New Delhi and Sonepat, won Miss World in Sanya, China on Saturday with Miss Mexico and Miss England placing after her. She is the sixth Indian to win the coveted title after Reita Faria, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Diana Hayden, Yukta Mookhey and Priyanka Chopra, who was crowned Miss India 17 years ago in 2000.

Priyanka posted a congratulatory note for Manushi Chhillar on Twitter:
 

And we have a successor!Congratulations @ManushiChhillar on becoming #MissWorld2017.. cherish and learn, and most importantly enjoy it.Bravo

— PRIYANKA (@priyankachopra) November 18, 2017

Other messages came from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and M L Khattar, Chief Minister of Haryana.

Manushi received her crown from last year's winner Stephanie Del Valle from Puerto Rico.