India, July 26 -- Congress MP Shashi Tharoor is known for his way with words and sharp wit. His son, Ishaan Tharoor, would know that best. And if he somehow didn't, he certainly does now, after his father delivered a classic quip-just for him.

It all started with a post on X by Ishaan, in which he called for a ban on "boomers" using WhatsApp while agreeing with Zoho co-founder and former CEO Sridhar Vembu, who had sparked an online debate by suggesting that India should ban social media for young children.

"I agree young kids should not be on social media at all. But India needs to ban Boomers on WhatsApp first before it does anything else," Ishaan wrote on his X handle.

Shashi Tharoor quickly pounced on his son's remarks, saying that ...