New Delhi/IBNS, May 11 -- Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Saturday took a poetic jab at Pakistan after it violated the ceasefire within hours of reaching an understanding with India.

India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire effective 5 pm on Saturday after four days of intense military exchanges.

However, India on Saturday evening said that Pakistan violated the understanding and its armed forces responded appropriately.

In a late-night post on X, Tharoor posted a Hindi couplet: "Uski fitrat hai mukar jaane ki, uske vaade pe yakeen kaise karu."

It roughly translates to "It's their nature to go back on their word, how can I trust their promises?"

He also used the hashtag #ceasefireviolated.

On the sidelines of an event after the ceasef...