“Is Tharoor really coming?” It was an oft-uttered whisper by the people heading to the Front Lawns venue at Diggi Palace, which hosted the third day of the ongoing Jaipur Literature Festival. The session by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor wasn’t cancelled, and the politician had tweeted about attending the festival the night before, but rumours persisted among a few.

All ears: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor talks about the recently appointed government at the centre with Amrita Tripathi and Mihir Sharma