Shashi Tharoor Slams Washington Post Over Son Ishaan's 'Bizarre' Layoff

• Congress leader Shashi Tharoor criticized The Washington Post's decision to lay off his son, Ishaan Tharoor, calling the sacking 'bizarre'.
• Ishaan Tharoor, a senior international affairs columnist, had over 500,000 subscribers for his WorldView newsletter, making the layoff seem 'perverse' to Tharoor.
• The Washington Post laid off over 300 journalists and staff, including most of its international staff, in a major newsroom purge.
• The cuts disproportionately affected foreign bureaus, local reporting teams, and the sports desk, leading to widespread anguish among staff.
• Journalists like Ukraine correspondent Lizzie Johnson and New Delhi Bureau Chief Pranshu Verma were also among those laid off.