"Ghoulish Epicaricacy": Shashi Tharoor's Take On Aryan Khan's Arrest

Mumbai Drugs-On-Cruise Case: Shashi Tharoor said he is "repelled by the ghoulish epicaricacy" of those "witch-hunting" Shah Rukh Khan over Aryan Khan's arrest.

In light of the media frenzy surrounding the arrest of Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan in the Mumbai drugs-on-cruise case, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Monday said he is "repelled by the ghoulish epicaricacy" of those who are "witch-hunting" Shah Rukh Khan, and called for empathy towards the high-profile family's situation. I am no fan of recreational drugs & haven't ever tried any, but I am repelled by the ghoulish epicaricacy displayed by those now witch-hunting @iamsrk on his son's arrest. Have some empathy, folks. The public glare is bad enough; no need to gleefully rub a 23yr old's face in it.

Aryan Khan, 23, was arrested along with seven others on Sunday following a raid at a party, on a cruise ship off the coast of Mumbai, by the anti-drugs agency Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB). After appearing in a Mumbai court, Aryan Khan was denied bail on Monday, and sent to NCB custody till Thursday.

Amid sensationalist reactions to Aryan Khan's arrest, Mr Tharoor tweeted, "I am no fan of recreational drugs & haven't ever tried any, but I am repelled by the ghoulish epicaricacy displayed by those now witch-hunting @iamsrk on his son's arrest. Have some empathy, folks. The public glare is bad enough; no need to gleefully rub a 23yr old's face in it."