India, May 20 -- MP Shashi Tharoor has gone viral once again, this time for defending the humble idli after an X user compared rasgulla to "an idli dipped in sugar syrup." The discussion began when a X user @SayantikaSays posted about Bengali sweets like mishti doi and nolen gurer rosogolla, asking how to explain their taste to non-Bengalis. Another user, @crazyxedi, dismissed rasgulla as "nothing but an idli dipped in sugar syrup" and called it overrated. Soon after, another user joked that the comment might catch Tharoor's attention. And it did! "To conflate a Rasgulla with an Idli is not just a culinary error; it is a profound cosmological misunderstanding," Tharoor wrote in a tweet that quickly went viral. He explained that rasgulla and idli belong to "entirely different kingdoms," describing chhena as a "delicate" milk curd, while calling idli "a meticulously fermented batter of parboiled rice and black gram." "Their taste, consistency, structural integrity, and existential purpose share absolutely nothing in common," he added. Tharoor also passionately defended idli, calling it "one of the greatest engineering marvels of the culinary world" and praising its fermentation, nutrition and ability to pair with sambhar and chutneys. "To suggest an Idli would even consent to being drowned in sugar syrup is to fundamentally misunderstand its dignity," he concluded. This isn't the first time Shashi Tharoor has passionately defended idlis online. In September 2025, he went viral after calling a good idli "a cloud, a whisper, a perfect dream," while responding to a user who described the dish as "steamed regret."HTC...