India, May 11 -- Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Saturday took a poetic dig at Pakistan hours after Islamabad violated a ceasefire it had announced with India to stop all hostilities.

In a post on X, Tharoor posted a Hindi couplet saying: "Uski fitrat hai mukar jaane ki, uske vaade pe yakeen kaise karu (It's their nature to go back on their word, how can I trust their promises?)". Follow live updates.

Earlier in the day, reacting to the announcement of the ceasefire between India and Pakistan, Tharoor said that India only wanted to teach 'terrorists a lesson' after the Pahalgam terror attack.

"Peace is essential. I am very glad that India never wanted a long-term war. India wanted to teach terrorists a lesson, I believe that lesson has b...