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<ul><li><keyword id="42749" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Shashi-Tharoor">Shashi Tharoor</keyword> is making his debut as a stand-up comedian on Amazon Prime. </li><li>The former diplomat will be featuring in a comedy show ‘<keyword id="2215945" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="one-mic-stand">One Mic Stand</keyword>’. </li><li>The three-minute long video will air on the OTT platform on November 15.</li></ul>Indian politician and author Shashi Tharoor is making a much awaited debut in stand-up comedy. As expected, his extensive English vocabulary will set the mood onstage. The former diplomat will be featuring in a comedy show ‘One Mic Stand’ on Amazon Prime. The three-minute long video will air on the OTT platform on November 15. Tharoor took to Twitter to give a ‘sneak peek’ to his humour. “Sneak preview of a minute of my stand-up comedy act (it does get better later!),” Tharoor tweeted. <div type="twitter" handle="ShashiTharoor" handlename="Shashi Tharoor" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/928582848784633857/sX6E0-GB_normal.jpg" favoritecount="28592" retweetcount="5616" status="Sneak preview of a minute of my stand-up comedy act (it does get better later!) #OneMicStand https://t.co/tgXVZEYOir" createdat="1573650282000" id="1194601984323506177"></div>

 "Daddy, please. I can't entertain this! Pardon my recalcitrance," Tharoor said in the snippet. The R-word went over the heads of a lot of people. Recalcitrance refers to the quality of being unwilling to obey rules. "Anything that I say is assumed by people to be more complicated than it really is," he says at one point, referring to people complaining that his English is too hard to understand. Within six hours, the video post on Twitter fetched over 217,000 views, as per IANS. The ‘One Mic Stand’ series sets celebrities against professional comedians before a live audience. Shashi Tharoor faced off with popular comedian Kunal Kamra. Tharoor, who can be labelled as the educator of unknown English words was recently in the news for his reply “to a student who asked him to give a new word in view of his reputation as a fount of exotic vocabulary”. <div type="twitter" handle="ShashiTharoor" handlename="Shashi Tharoor" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/928582848784633857/sX6E0-GB_normal.jpg" favoritecount="16187" retweetcount="3950" status="My reply to a student who asked me to give him a new word in view of my reputation as a fount of exotic vocabulary: https://t.co/I6mr9DOX6m" createdat="1573493696000" id="1193945214928293891"></div>

 He responded to the tenth grader with one of the oldest and simplest words. “Read — that’s the only way I acquire vocabulary. I have barely opened a dictionary in my life,” Tharoor said. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/rbi-governor-shaktikanta-das-is-giving-shashi-tharoor-a-run-for-his-dictionary/articleshow/70799176.cms">RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das is giving Shashi Tharoor a run for his dictionary</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tiktok-has-refuted-shashi-tharoors-claim-that-the-app-with-200-million-indian-users-is-sharing-data-with-china/articleshow/70036631.cms">TikTok has refuted Shashi Tharoor's claim that the app with 200 million Indian users is sharing data with China</a>

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The Parliamentary Panel on IT has summoned representatives of Facebook to appear before the committee on September 2 to discuss the subject of "safeguarding citizens' rights and prevention of misuse of social/online news media platforms including special emphasis on women security in the digital space". Officials of the IT Ministry have also been asked to be present during the meeting, as per an official statement. The development comes amid a full-fledged battle between the BJP and the Congress on the issue of Facebook and a BJP committee member demanding removal of panel Chairman, Congress' <keyword id="42749" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Shashi-Tharoor">Shashi Tharoor</keyword>, from the post. After privilege notices from both sides, BJP's <keyword id="294500" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Nishikant-Dubey">Nishikant Dubey</keyword> on Thursday sought the removal of Tharoor as the Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology. In a letter to Speaker Om Birla, he requested him "to invoke Rule 283 with provisions in rules of procedures for removing Shashi Tharoor as Chairman of the IT panel". He alleged that Tharoor had showed "disdain" in summoning Facebook and sending notice on breach of privilege against him. "He (Tharoor) is not a new architect in creating unnecessary controversies to grind his political ambitions and at the same time, targeting my party, even by misusing the parliamentary institutions," he said in the letter. Tharoor gave notice for breach of privilege against Dubey for his alleged "disparaging" remarks, and Dubey hit back with a privilege notice against him as well as Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/apps/news/google-eyes-indias-sharechat-as-microsoft-goes-after-tiktok-in-the-us-heres-why-it-makes-sense/articleshow/77667345.cms">Google eyes India’s ShareChat as Microsoft goes after TikTok in the US — here’s why it makes sense</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/apps/news/gmail-down-users-report-being-unable-to-send-emails-and-attach-files/articleshow/77648762.cms">Gmail is working again — Google fixes issue without explaining what went wrong</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/space/news/isro-chandrayaan-2-identifies-craters-that-may-have-water-after-mapping-4-million-square-kilometres-of-the-moon-in-its-first-year/slidelist/77667105.cms">ISRO’s Chandrayaan 2 identifies craters that may have water after mapping 4 million square kilometres of the Moon in its first year</a>

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<ul><li>Modi didn’t state the reason behind doing so. And, the post left thousands of questions unanswered. </li><li>Modi has 53.3 million followers on Twitter, 35.2 million on <keyword id="819905" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Instagram">Instagram</keyword> and 44.7 million on Facebook. </li><li>Congress leader and MP from Thiruvananthapuram Shashi Tharoor feared that the abrupt announcement may lead to banning social media throughout the country. </li></ul>On March 2, PM <keyword id="6354477" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Narendra-Modi">Narendra Modi</keyword> posted on social media that he’s thinking of “giving up my social media accounts on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Youtube.” With 53.3 million followers on Twitter, he is among the most followed political leaders in the world. He didn’t state the reason behind doing so. <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none; width: 468pt; table-layout: fixed;"><colgroup></colgroup><col /><col /><col /><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;"> </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Narendra Modi </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">PMO India </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Twitter </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">53.3 million </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">32 million </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Instagram </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">35.2 million </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Not present </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Youtube </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">4.5 million </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">718K </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Facebook </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">44.7 million </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">13 million </td></tr></tbody></table> And, the post left thousands of questions unanswered. Government officials told Economic Times that they are as unaware as the rest of the world and Modi might add more to it in a day or two. 
	<div type="twitter" handle="narendramodi" handlename="Narendra Modi" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1134082549041393672/QbihPzrL_normal.png" favoritecount="143671" retweetcount="43157" status="This Sunday, thinking of giving up my social media accounts on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram &amp; YouTube. Will keep you all posted." createdat="1583162818000" id="1234500451850018818"></div>



 “This Sunday, thinking of giving up my social media accounts on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram &amp; YouTube. Will keep you all posted," PM Modi tweeted. This Sundayhere refers to March 8 — which is also International Women's day. PM Modi may make a major announcement on the important date (March 8) about social media. Congress leader and MP from Thiruvananthapuram Shashi Tharoor feared that the abrupt announcement may lead to banning social media throughout the country. 
	<div type="twitter" handle="ShashiTharoor" handlename="Shashi Tharoor" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/928582848784633857/sX6E0-GB_normal.jpg" favoritecount="5016" retweetcount="852" status="The PM's abrupt announcement has led many to worry whether it's a prelude to banning these services throughout the… https://t.co/NfwAUwmOCa" createdat="1583171567000" id="1234537148105121792"></div>



 Moreover, the BJP government has taken an adversarial position against big data companies. "Internet has emerged as a potent tool to cause unimaginable disruption to the democratic polity, it was felt that the extant rules be revised for effective regulation of intermediaries keeping in view the ever growing threats to individual rights and nation's integrity, sovereignty, and security,” IT Ministry earlier said. Further, the government wants to revise the existing rules for intermediaries or social media apps and platforms that rely on users to create their content, such as TikTok, Instagram et al Sources indicated that PM Modi might switch on to a new swadeshi social media platform and may also request his supporters to follow it. There were also rumours about a homegrown social media platform doing rounds in BJP, reported IANS. The Twitter was left divided with some following his cue of quitting social media while others thought he is running away from giving statements on crucial issues like the 3-day clashes in Northeast Delhi over Citizenship Amendment Act. Former Congress president <keyword id="5268" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Rahul-Gandhi">Rahul Gandhi</keyword> suggested Modi to give up “hate speech” rather than social media. 
	<div type="twitter" handle="RahulGandhi" handlename="Rahul Gandhi" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/974851878860312582/O-Zn2b72_normal.jpg" favoritecount="65105" retweetcount="17222" status="Give up hatred, not social media accounts. https://t.co/HDymHw2VrB" createdat="1583165336000" id="1234511012570624000"></div>



 Whereas India today editor <keyword id="98566" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Rajdeep-Sardesai">Rajdeep Sardesai</keyword> said “how prepared we are to deal with coronavirus, how to revive the economy, we are now speculating why PM Modi may quit social media”. 
	<div type="twitter" handle="sardesairajdeep" handlename="Rajdeep Sardesai" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1190959165319065600/-nKwExDB_normal.jpg" favoritecount="1573" retweetcount="377" status="At a time when we should be debating how to repair fractured social relations, how prepared we are to deal with cor… https://t.co/WTNak8MsLC" createdat="1583203705000" id="1234671946685538304"></div>



 Women and Child Development Minister <keyword id="6612" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Smriti-Irani">Smriti Irani</keyword>, Urban Development Minister <keyword id="421074" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Hardeep-Puri">Hardeep Puri</keyword> and Minister of State for Finance <keyword id="6364468" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="anurag-thakur">Anurag Thakur</keyword>, who is under the scanner for inflammatory statements made during Delhi elections, retweeted the post. (with inputs from agencies) See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/indias-privacy-bill-seeks-access-to-users-data-from-companies-2019-12?IR=T">India's privacy bill seeks access to users' data from companies</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/indias-personal-data-protection-bill-vs-data-laws-in-china-and-russia/articleshow/72990187.cms">Indian data laws have an uncanny resemblance to Russia’s 'new' internet and China’s 'Great Firewall'</a>

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