Shashi Tharoor is one of those politicians who seem to call a spade a spade, even though he does it more eloquently than most people. Recently, on a trip as part of the Parliament’s external affairs committee to Kolkata’s Passport Seva Kendras he was impressed with the services and mentioned that the public were also thrilled with the speed and efficiency of the passport issues.

He wrote on Twitter: “Leading Parliament's ExternalAffairs Committee on visit to Passport Seva Kendra Kolkata, India's largest PSK. V.good! Interacting w/the public & staff at Passport Seva Kendra Kolkata. Passport services have improved dramatically w/PSKs. Many members of the public told me they were impressed by the speed&efficiency of the passport issuance system.”

When one individual wondered if he had a government post, Shashi Tharoor clarified that a parliamentary committee wasn’t a government post and 8 opposition MPS chaired such committees.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj thanked Tharoor for the compliment. She wrote: “Thank you Shashi Tharoor ji Chairman Parliamentary Standing Committee on External affairs.”

Leading Parliament's ExternalAffairs Committee on visit to PassportSevaKendra Kolkata, India's largest PSK. V.good! pic.twitter.com/fWHdJjsPVH — Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) May 31, 2016

Interacting w/the public & staff at PassportSevaKendra Kolkata. Passport services have improved dramatically w/PSKs pic.twitter.com/I93YVVvLoc May 31, 2016

Many members of the public told me they were impressed by the speed&efficiency of the passport issuance system. pic.twitter.com/IRbEhM6FMT — Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) May 31, 2016

@stthyagarajan PSKs were devised &established by the UPA Govt. Procedures laid down then are being followed. But this isn't about politics. — Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) May 31, 2016

. @JayasreeVijayan First, Chairmanship of a parliamentary committee is not a government post. Second, 8 Opposition MPs chair such committees — Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) May 31, 2016

Thank you Shashi Tharoor ji Chairman Parliamentary Standing Committee on External affairs. https://t.co/k7UZlG5GtQ — Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) May 31, 2016

While in Kolkata, Shashi Tharoor also met Swami Atmapriyananda, VC of Vivekananda University and Mohd Salim, CPM MP from Raigunj.

With Swami Atmapriyananda, VC of Vivekananda University, PhD in Physics. In him religion&science meet&embrace. pic.twitter.com/ezBgkmPncB — Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) May 31, 2016