People have been asked to do the bare minimum to stop the spread of Coronavirus - just stay at home if you can - and still, it seems like it has been really hard to get this simple message across. 

Even PM Modi has asked for a (Bhartiya) Janta Curfew on Sunday, but we all need to do our part and make sure to practice social distancing during this pandemic. 

But, some people are not following that protocol and that, surprisingly, includes none other than senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor. 

He's one of the smartest politicians we've ever had but after all, he is a boomer, and was recently called out by his own son for going to the Parliament during the Coronavirus outbreak.

My struggles with a lackadaisacal boomer today: @ShashiTharoor insists on going to Parliament with hordes of other people pressed together in close quarters even as Indian government enacts significant measures to begin imposing social distancing. This is nuts.

â Ishaan Tharoor (@ishaantharoor) March 19, 2020

A word in the tweet that I had to Google? Yep, Ishaan is definitely Shashi Tharoor's son. But, his point is extremely valid. A crowded place is a nightmare right now and those who are privileged enough to be able to avoid it, really should.

Glad this has struck a nerve among some Indians. Keep your parents and grandparents home!!

â Ishaan Tharoor (@ishaantharoor) March 19, 2020

Not just a son complaining about his boomer dad, but also a PSA. 

Like always, Shashi Tharoor has a rebuttal. 

But @PMOIndia @narendramodi (addressing nation right now) exempts public representatives from social distancing because it is their responsibility to serve the public, just like doctors, food delivery personnel & media (other categories exempted in PMâs speech) https://t.co/4Lpq5Ya3qB

â Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) March 19, 2020 But, Ishaan is not backing down so easily.

There are other ways to serve the public than sitting on a bench in parliament

â Ishaan Tharoor (@ishaantharoor) March 19, 2020 While what Shashi Tharoor said was true, it doesn't make it right, though. Everyone is siding with his son on this one, for obvious reasons.

Exactly. What is the logic of parliament continuing?

â barkha dutt (@BDUTT) March 19, 2020 Same.

Lackadaisacal boomer. pic.twitter.com/CXGjoPt56C

â Angoor Stark ð®ð³ (@ladywithflaws) March 19, 2020 A very Tharoor conversation.

âLackadaisacal boomerâ- Tharoor on Tharoor https://t.co/Dh1N6LxBkZ

â Simi Chakrabarti (@SimeeyC) March 20, 2020 Yes.

Ishaan Tharoor publicly calling out his dad Shashi is how we need to handle "lackadaisacal" boomers. https://t.co/9pXY1iU0kd

â sher (@vikas_murali) March 19, 2020 We have to beg for their safety.

would be super cool if parliament shut down, and maybe directed other places (like places of worship!) to close so i can stop having to beg my 80+ year old grandparents not to go there! https://t.co/2cARSEuePd

â Ritika Bhasker (@mostlyinane) March 19, 2020 It should be.

Ishaan Tharoor cribbing about Shashi Tharoor on twitter is all of us right now.
Also, do you think it's legal to lock people in? https://t.co/Nef9KyurFB

â Natasha (@yeskaybe) March 19, 2020 Such a productive quarantine.

Day 7 of quarantine-
Learnt a new word "Lackadaisical Boomer" https://t.co/Aw5YuEVdgH

â Ankita (@AnkitaTweetsYo) March 20, 2020 Definitely.

Indian kids need a support group for this one. https://t.co/G0wg3bWRul

â Megh, the descriptivist language person ð®ð³ 𧶠(@ever_ambiguous) March 20, 2020 We're all in this together.

I am not the only one having trouble convincing a parent to act sensibly! https://t.co/TazwVZspoD

â Ùتاشا Natasha (@nuts2406) March 19, 2020 It is.

I've been complaining about senior citizens still doing laughter club in my neighborhood park, but this is top class parent shaming PSA! #Corona #COVID2019india https://t.co/R25aYnIimZ

â Rohini Mohan (@rohini_mohan) March 19, 2020

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