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BJP leaders have slammed Shashi Tharoor and accused him of insulting Uttar Pradesh Congress leader Shashi Tharoor's jab at the BJP over paper leaks in competitive exams at the state and all-India level has drawn a sharp response, with BJP leaders from Uttar Pradesh accusing him of running down and stereotyping the northern state. Late last night, Mr Tharoor shared an image on X that had a question and an answer. The question in Hindi was, "What is called Uttar Pradesh?" The answer was: "a state where uttar (meaning answers) are known before the exam.

" Mr Tharoor described the post as "shandaar" and added the hashtag "Pariksha pe charcha" -- a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's initiative to interact with students. शानदार! #परीक्षापेचार्चा pic.twitter.



com/xXK8q54FWl The Thiruvananthapuram MP's post was clearly aimed at mocking the Centre over multiple cases of paper leaks in state-level and all-India examinations. The country is currently witnessing massive protests surrounding the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) for admission to medical courses. Alleged irregularities in the exam, taken by 24 lakh students, have prompted the government to order a CBI investigation.

Amid the row, the government has postponed three other all-India exams, triggering a sharp response from Opposition parties. At the state level too, question papers of several recruitment exams in Uttar Pradesh have leaked this year and the Yogi Adityanat.

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