Dismissing Republic TV's allegations that he was involved in his wife Sunanda Pushkar's death, Shashi Tharoor has challenged Arnab Goswami to prove the allegations in a court of law. Tharoor rubbished the channel's claims as "exasperating farrago of distortions, misrepresentations, and outright lies", and added, "I am angered that someone would exploit a human tragedy for personal gain & TRPs."