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5 years after his tweet, Shashi Tharoor meets Britain's Got Talent star Souparnika Nair
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor was delighted after his meeting with British-Indian singing sensation Souparnika Nair whom he had praised years ago following her appearance on Britain's Got met Nair on journalist Barkha Dutt's show We The Women, where the now 15-year-old Souparnika performed live for in 2020, Tharoor had tweeted about the 10-year-old Indian-origin girl stunning the judges and audience on the popular UK talent
'A ten-year-old Indian girl is a semi-finalist in Britain's Got Talent,' he had posted, referring to Souparnika's impressive run on the show that five years later, Tharoor witnessed her performance again, but this time in person. On the show, Nair sang I Don't Want to Talk About Things We've Gone Through, a performance that left the MP thoroughly enjoyed.'Five years ago, I was enthralled by the singing of 10-year-old Souparnika Nair in @BGT_UK. On Sunday, I had the great pleasure of hearing her, now a graceful and self-possessed 15, sing for me at #WeTheWomen. What a voice and what an amazing talent – and born in Thiruvananthapuram to boot,' Tharoor tweeted along with a video of the embed codeSee Tharoor's 2020 tweet about Nair here:In 2020, renowned musician AR Rahman had also tweeted a video of Souparnika Nair from Britain's Got Talent, saying: 'Nice to wake up to this."- EndsMust Watch