Watch: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor sings 'Ek Ajnabee Haseena Se', video goes viral; netizens react

Shashi Tharoor, a senior Congress politician, is trending again. Last month, a photo showing him crushing a coconut at a shrine went viral and became an immediate success with meme creators. This time, though, it is for his singing abilities. The politician, famed for his excellent grammar and sophisticated language, sang a Hindi song at a Doordarshan Srinagar cultural event. Many were unaware of his hidden skill. The video quickly went popular on social media.

Taking to Twitter, the politician said: "After the cultural programme by Doordarshan Srinagar for the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology, I was persuaded to sing for the members. Unrehearsed and amateur but do enjoy it."

Tharoor was clothed in a black Nehru jacket with a Kani shawl wrapped over it in the video. Tharoor, who was in a good mood, sang the famous 1974 song Ek Ajnabee Haseena Se on stage. While the crowd shouted and clapped for the politician, he used lyrics from his phone to perform.

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Let's take a look at how netizens reacted to the viral video:

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