“Anocracy”: Shashi Tharoor’s Word Of The Day Is A Dig At BJP

New Delhi:

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor – identified for his extraordinarily huge vocabulary – on Sunday put out a tweet laced with sarcasm to focus on the BJP authorities on the centre by introducing a brand new phrase – “anocracy”.

“A phrase we might higher begin studying in India: ANOCRACY. Type of authorities that mixes democratic w/ autocratic options, permits elections, permits participation via opposition events & establishments accommodating nominal quantities of competitors, however acts w/minimal accountability (sic),” the Congress MP from Kerala’s Thiruvananthapuram tweeted on Sunday night in a direct assault on the central authorities.

A phrase we might higher begin studying in India: ANOCRACY. Type of authorities that mixes democratic w/ autocratic options, permits elections, permits participation via opposition events& establishments accommodating nominal quantities of competitors, however acts w/minimal accountability.

— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) January 9, 2022

The tweet comes only a day after the Election Fee introduced the ballot dates for 5 states as Congress tries to revive its fortunes after a number of election setbacks over the previous couple of years.

In Punjab, Congress is attempting to retain energy whereas in Uttar Pradesh, it is attempting to place up a troublesome battle for the ruling BJP. In Manipur, it had emerged because the single-largest celebration in 2017. However later misplaced the state to the BJP after a sequence of resignations. 

Goa and Uttarakhand are different states the place it is attempting onerous to carry its floor and be the important thing challenger.

In the meantime, Mr Tharoor, 65, – a person of many phrases – has been utilizing Twitter to slam the rival celebration with new phrases, now and again. 

Final month, he had used the word “Allodoxaphobia”. “Phrase of the day, certainly of the final seven years: *Allodoxaphobia*. Which means: an irrational concern of opinions. Utilization: “The BJP authorities in UP slaps sedition& UAPA instances on individuals as a result of its management suffers from allodoxaphobia.”

He was referring to the Yogi Adityanath authorities and the sedition instances in Uttar Pradesh towards critics.