Sunanda and Shashi were inseparable. Wherever Shashi would go , Sunanda would be following her. He hardly ever left her alone.
Sunanda and Shashi would often be spotted walking hand in hand or Sunanda lovingly caressing Shashi's hair or fondly patting him on the cheek.
Their open display of affection often drew media's attention. His colleagues admired the couple and his critics chided him by saying `Shashi Tharoor should be made the minister of love affairs'
Once Narendra Modi, the then CM of Gujarat, had termed her as “50 crore girlfriend”. Shashi Tharoor lost no time in defending her beloved wife.
He retorted “my wife is worth lot more. She is priceless. But Mr. Modi, you need to be able to fall in love to know that.”