Watch: Shashi Tharoor’s viral speech on 200 years of British rule

Mumbai: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has made headlines with an interesting debate that he participated in at the Oxford Union arguing that Britain owes compensation to India during 200 years of its colonial rule.

The video, featuring his brilliant arguments has gone viral on Facebook and YouTube.

Making quirky references to King Henry VIII, Tharoor surely had everyone's attention.

At one point during the speech, he did not shy away from saying how the English incorporated the word ‘loot’ not only in their dictionary but also put it to practice.