In response to a social media user's allegation of a "paid review," Congress leader Shashi Tharoor issued a strong rebuttal concerning his assessment of Aryan Khan 's directorial debut, The Ba***rds of Bollywood.

Following Tharoor's positive review of the Netflix series, a troll commented, "Shashi Tharoor new side business - Paid reviews." The senior politician responded decisively.

On Monday (October 27), Tharoor replied, "I’m not for sale, my friend. No opinion I express has ever been paid for by anybody, in cash or in kind." https://x.com/twooshar/status/1982814620202025416?s=46

Shashi Tharoor’s tweet about Aryan Khan’s debut review

On October 26, the Congress leader took to X (formerly Twitter) to share his positive assessment of Aryan Khan 's work, tagging Shah Rukh Khan and

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