Congress MP Shashi Tharoor responded after an X user said, "Idli tastes like steamed regret." Tharoor said, "Poor soul has clearly never had a good one...With the right accompaniments, it's the culinary equivalent of...Beethoven symphony...Husain painting, a Tendulkar century." "To call such a thing 'regret' is to have...no appreciation for finest achievements of South Indian culture," he added.