‘Coldplay says repair you, FM says tax you’: Shashi Tharoor’s vibrant jibe on Sitharaman’s Finances 2025
Veteran politician and Congress MP Shashi Tharoor Thursday turned to Coldplay-inspired metaphors to criticise Union Finances 2025 introduced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman earlier this month.
Sharing a reel on Instagram, Tharoor stated, “Coldplay says ‘Repair You,’ however the Finance Minister says ‘Tax You’…and politely asks you to regulate.”
However the Coldplay metaphors don’t cease there. “If solely the finances shone as brightly as Coldplay’s lyrics. As a substitute, it is extra like The Scientist, stuffed with guarantees however finally leaves us with one query — the place did we go mistaken? And as for the deficit, even my moon goggles cannot flip this catastrophe right into a ‘sky stuffed with stars’. Now we’re getting as a substitute is a spreadsheet, stuffed with scars,” says Tharoor sporting a pair of blue “moon” glasses.
He may also be seen holding finances papers as he goes on to say, “Even Chris Martin wouldn’t be capable of discover Paradise in these numbers. However don’t fear, they’ll nonetheless say, ‘Take a look at the celebs, have a look at how they’re shining for you,’ whereas conveniently dimming the sunshine of actuality—and on our financial institution accounts.”
“Because the finances debate wraps up, let’s minimize by means of the noise and face the details: The GST nonetheless crushes important objects, revenue tax cuts are framed as a favour, and gas costs stay a tangled mess of VAT, excise, and state taxes—with no actual effort to repair the system. Who really wins right here? Individuals don’t thoughts taxes—if they create worth. We want insurance policies that drive actual development, not simply short-term fixes. As a result of proper now, “no person stated it was straightforward”,” he captioned the reel.
