India, April 19 -- Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, who represents Kerala's capital Thiruvananthapuram in Lok Sabha, sought to heap praises on the district's Vizhinjam Port on Sunday amid reports that around 100 ships are lined up at the port.

With the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed again amid renewed tensions between the United States and Iran, Thiruvananthapuram's Vizhinjam Port has emerged as a major maritime hub as the world goes through a shipping crisis.

"100 ships. One destination. The Strait of Hormuz crisis has shifted global shipping eyes to my constituency! Thiruvananthapuram's Vizhinjam Port is currently seeing a massive surge with 100 vessels in queue or seeking calls," Tharoor wrote in a post on X.

He added that Vizhi...