‘Reproductive patterns’: Shashi Tharoor’s cheeky response to son’s ‘ban boomers from WhatsApp’ post

3 min readUpdated: Jul 26, 2026 11:04 PM IST The Parliamentarian said, "Given our reproductive patterns, my son, unlike in the West, every generation of Indians, including yours, qualifies as [baby]Boomers!" (File image) After the Cockroach Janta Party’s 36-day long protest over NEET paper leak turned successful following the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor had a banter with his son Ishan Tharoor online as the latter remarked that Boomers should be banned on WhatsApp in India. The Parliamentarian said, “Given our reproductive patterns, my son, unlike in the West, every generation of Indians, including yours, qualifies as [baby]Boomers!” Given our reproductive patterns, my son, unlike in the West, every generation of Indians, including