New Delhi, Aug. 17 -- Congress leader Shashi Tharoor questioned on Sunday, August 17, as to why Keralites didn't celebrate Janmashthami on August 16. In a post on X, Tharoor said, "Yesterday, 16th Aug, 2025 (Saturday), was celebrated as Bhagwan Sri Krishna #Janmashthami across India - except in the state of Kerala!"

He mentioned that the "Malayalam calendar shows this year's Janmashthami date as 14th Sept, 2025(Sunday), NOT yesterday."

Tharoor asked people to "enlighten" him as to why this is so. "Surely even a Bhagwan can't be born on two different days six weeks apart!," he said.

"Is there a case for rationalising the dates of religious holidays so that all adherents of a faith can celebrate with their fellow believers at the same ti...