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Shashi Tharoor’s Taylor Swift ‘Ophelia’ Reel Becomes a Viral Hit

The moment offers a playful contrast to the Congress MP’s polished public image.

Overview

  • Shashi Tharoor shared an Instagram reel gently swaying to Taylor Swift’s The Fate of Ophelia during a brief break between meetings.
  • He captioned the post with a witty line about the Speaker’s Conference and his overflowing inbox, asking whether Swifties agree.
  • An on-screen overlay joked about 35,000 unread emails, 5,000 unopened WhatsApp messages, and 15 op-eds as the “social media girl” called it content time.
  • Times Now reported about 119,700 likes and nearly 1,000 reposts, with comments praising the unexpected “pookie side” and playful approval from Swift fans.
  • The clip appears to be shot in a conference room, and coverage frames it as a light, self-mocking vignette tied to Swift’s 2025 lead single that dominated global charts.