Congress MP Shashi Tharoor sparked a massive row after he doubted that there were two Malayali Taliban in one of the celebratory videos of the group that emerged after the takeover of Kabul.
“It sounds as if there are at least two Malayali Taliban here — one who says “samsarikkette” around 9-second mark and another who understands him!” Tharoor wrote sharing a video that was originally shared on a Twitter account that goes by the name Ramiz. Ramiz later clarified that there are no Kerala-origin fighters in the rank and file of Taliban. “They are Baloch from Zabul province who speak Brahvi and Bravhi language is widely spokes among them. It is a Dravidian language which is very similar to Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam etc,” Ramiz, who claims to be interested in conflict journalism, wrote.
To Ramiz’s explanation, Tharoor said that it is indeed interesting and only linguists can figure this out. “But there have indeed been misguided Malayalis who joined the Taliban, so that possibility cannot be ruled out entirely,” the MP wrote drawing wrath on social media.
