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 mentioned, “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 finances shone as brightly as Coldplay’s lyrics. As a substitute, it is extra like The Scientist, stuffed with guarantees however finally leaves us with one query — the place did we go improper? And as for the deficit, even my moon goggles cannot flip this catastrophe right into a ‘sky stuffed with stars’. Now we’re getting as an alternative is a spreadsheet, stuffed with scars,” says Tharoor sporting a pair of blue “moon” glasses.
He can be seen holding finances 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 celebs, 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 finances debate wraps up, let’s reduce via the noise and face the information: The GST nonetheless crushes important gadgets, earnings tax cuts are framed as a favour, and gasoline costs stay a tangled mess of VAT, excise, and state taxes—with no actual effort to repair the system. Who really wins right here? Folks don’t thoughts taxes—if they carry worth. We’d like insurance policies that drive actual progress, not simply short-term fixes. As a result of proper now, “no one mentioned it was simple”,” he captioned the reel.
