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Tharoor charm

Shashi Tharoor's impeccable public school English accent stood out amid a babel of tongues in which MPS took oath. The Congress MP from Thiruvanathapuram and now minister of state for external affairs, Tharoor was sporting a tricolour angavastaram and a 'veshti', the traditional Kerala attire, but his accent reminded many of the jet-setting international diplomat he was before taking the plunge into domestic politics.7:01 PM on June 01