India, Sept. 27 -- Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, considered a master of eloquence, has once again taken the internet by storm. This time, surprisingly, not just for his vocabulary but for his poetic defence of the famous South Indian delicacy, the idli.

Responding to an X user who dismissed idlis, the staple Indian breakfast food, as "steamed regret", the Kerala MP unleashed a lyrical takedown that transformed the soft rice dish into an icon of "civilisational brilliance".

The user said, "Dosa? No words, just respect. It's idli that tastes like steamed regret."

But Tharoor defended the dish with the same fervour he brings to parliamentary debates and speeches.

Here's what he said: "Poor soul has clearly never had a good one. A truly gre...