Farewell to railways? After Cabinet reshuffle, Suresh Prabhu’s tweet hints at his exit
Moments after the Cabinet Expansion of the Narendra Modi government on Sunday, a tweet by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu hinted at his apparent exit from the ministry.
In his tweet, Prabhu thanked everyone for their love, support and goodwill.
Thanks to all 13 Lacs+ rail family for their support,love,goodwill.I will always cherish these memories with me.Wishing u all a great life
— Suresh Prabhu (@sureshpprabhu) September 3, 2017
He also congratulated the new members of the Cabinet.
Congrats to all members of #TeamModi for new responsibility.Making our conuntry better is our common mission.#NewIndia #cabinetreshuffle
— Suresh Prabhu (@sureshpprabhu) September 3, 2017
It must be noted that not so long ago, Prabhu had met PM Modi and supposedly offered to resign as Railways Minister.
Following two incidents of train derailment within a week , Prabhu had taken moral responsibility for the mishaps.
However, Prime Minister had told him to wait and media reports suggest that the supposed resignation was not expected.
Speculations have been rife for quite some time that Prabhu will be shunted out of the ministry.
“I met the PM, taking full moral responsibility. He has asked me to wait,” Prabhu had tweeted after …read more
