Congress MP Shashi Tharoor's son and journalist Ishaan Tharoor replied to Zoho Co-founder Sridhar Vembu's X post that stated, "India should ban social media for young children." Ishaan said, "India needs to ban Boomers on WhatsApp first." Replying to his son's remarks, Tharoor said, "Given our reproductive patterns...every generation of Indians, including yours, qualifies as [baby]Boomers!"