Shashi Tharoor comes out in support of Shah Rukh Khan, Aryan, calls for empathy

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has come out in support of Shah Rukh Khan after his son Aryan was arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau in connection with a drug case.

Shashi Tharoor tweeted, "I am no fan of recreational drugs & haven't ever tried any, but I am repelled by the ghoulish epicaricacy displayed by those now witch-hunting @iamsrk on his son's arrest. Have some empathy, folks. The public glare is bad enough; no need to gleefully rub a 23yr old's face in it."

The NCB busted a drugs party onboard a cruise ship off the Mumbai coast and arrested Aryan and seven others on Sunday. The 23-year-old was remanded to the custody of the NCB till October 4.