Nirmala Sitharaman: Twitterati go berserk over India’s new Defence Minister
As Nirmala Sitharaman emerged as the biggest champion of the cabinet rejig after being appointed to the top-level post of Defence Minister on Sunday, Twitterati went berserk and welcomed the new Defence Minister.
Sitharam, the second woman Defense Minister after Indira Gandhi, was holding the Commerce portfolio as a Minister of State.
Former Defence Minister and Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar also took to Twitter to hail the appointment. “Many congratulations to @nsitharaman Ji on becoming India’s next & first full time woman Defence Minister. Wish her all the best,” Parrikar wrote on Twitter.
Many congratulations to @nsitharaman Ji on becoming India’s next & first full time woman Defence Minister. Wish her all the best.
— Manohar Parrikar (@manoharparrikar) September 3, 2017
Puducherry lieutenant governor Kiran Bedi also congratulated congratulated Sitharaman on her elevation to Cabinet rank. “Only a person of @PMOIndia kind could have appointed @nsitharaman as India’s Defence Minister. She is a woman of impeccable integrity+acumen,” Bedi tweeted.
Only a person of @PMOIndia kind could have appointed @nsitharaman as India’s Defence Minister. She is a woman of impeccable integrity+acumen
— Kiran Bedi (@thekiranbedi) September 3, 2017