Twitterati rejoice as India gets it's first full-time woman Defence Minister
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Union Cabinet saw a major reshuffle today morning as nine new ministers took oath. After the reshuffling got over, India got it's first woman Defence Minister in the form of Nirmala Sitharaman. Before her our former Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi held the same portfolio as an additional charge.
The Twitterati came out on their social media platform and rejoiced over the matter. Check out how the Tweeple reacted:
First time ever 3 top govt posts held by Women
— Ratikanta Nayak (@RKNayak431) September 3, 2017
1- @S_MahajanLS
2- @SushmaSwaraj
3- @nsitharaman
Proud moment for India#CabinetResuffle
Wow, straight from MoS (independent charge) to a seat at the Cabinet Committee on Security. Amazing trajectory. Well done @nsitharaman ji.
— Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) September 3, 2017
Two women in India's Cabinet Committee on Security - @nsitharaman & @SushmaSwaraj - Feminist Cool- No other word for it. Super! @PMOIndia
— barkha dutt (@BDUTT) September 3, 2017
It's actually fantastic that two key portfolios - Defence and Foreign Affairs- are with women @nsitharaman @SushmaSwaraj
— Nidhi Razdan (@Nidhi) September 3, 2017
First published: 3 September 2017, 16:07 ISTStrong. Bold. Honest. Hardworking. Intelligent. Meticulous.
— Shyam Sekhar (@shyamsek) September 3, 2017
The world knows and respects these traits in @nsitharaman .
A role model.
