NEW DELHI: After Piyush Goyal 's jibe at Shashi Tharoor on his "foreign accent", the Congress leader responded by saying Union minister's inability to understand his words explains why his (Tharoor's) statements are misinterpreted and distorted by the BJP.

"Interesting to see that Piyush Goyal says he can't understand my words. That explains why his party keeps misinterpreting and distorting them!" Tharoor tweeted.

Tharoor was responding to Goyal's jibe directed at him during the Monsoon Session of Parliament.

While replying to the debate on the Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill, Goyal said he did not understand the "foreign English accent" of Tharoor.

Goyal's remark was objected to by RSP member NK Premachandran, who is also Tharoor's fellow MP from Kerala.

He came to the Congress MP's defence, saying "It is not fair on the part of the minister" to make such a comment.

When Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar intervened in the matter, Premachandran retorted that he had every right to do so, since the minister had made an observation about a member of the opposition.

A while later, even Congress leader Sanjay Jha took a dig at Goyal questioning his understanding of matters related to finance.

"We can understand him not comprehending your English. The problem for India is that he does not understand finance either," Jha tweeted.

Known for his chaste English and good vocabulary, Tharoor is a two-time MP from Thiruvanathapuram in Kerala.

Prior to his entry in politics, Tharoor served extensively at the United Nations, where he had unsuccessfully contested for the UN Secretary General's post.

