Veteran politician and Congress MP Shashi Tharoor Thursday turned to Coldplay-inspired metaphors to criticise Union Finances 2025 offered by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman earlier this month.
Sharing a reel on Instagram, Tharoor stated, “Coldplay says ‘Repair You,’ however the Finance Minister says ‘Tax You’…and politely asks you to regulate.”
However the Coldplay metaphors don’t cease there. “If solely the price range shone as brightly as Coldplay’s lyrics. As an alternative, it is extra like The Scientist, filled with guarantees however in the end leaves us with one query — the place did we go unsuitable? And as for the deficit, even my moon goggles cannot flip this catastrophe right into a ‘sky filled with stars’. Now we’re getting as an alternative is a spreadsheet, filled with scars,” says Tharoor sporting a pair of blue “moon” glasses.
He will also be seen holding price range papers as he goes on to say, “Even Chris Martin wouldn’t have the ability to discover Paradise in these numbers. However don’t fear, they’ll nonetheless say, ‘Take a look at the celebrities, take a look at how they’re shining for you,’ whereas conveniently dimming the sunshine of actuality—and on our financial institution accounts.”
“Because the price range debate wraps up, let’s reduce by way of the noise and face the details: The GST nonetheless crushes important gadgets, earnings tax cuts are framed as a favour, and gas costs stay a tangled mess of VAT, excise, and state taxes—with no actual effort to repair the system. Who truly wins right here? Individuals don’t thoughts taxes—if they create worth. We want insurance policies that drive actual progress, not simply short-term fixes. As a result of proper now, “no person stated it was straightforward”,” he captioned the reel.
