Textile Minister Smriti Irani might have a year to go before her Rajya Sabha term ends. But Irani – rather curiously – took to Twitter on Monday to thank the people of Gujarat, the state she represents in the Rajya Sabha, already! And no one knows exactly why.
Irani said she has been “fortunate” to have got immense support from BJP leaders and people across the country.
The minister, who was elected five years ago, started a series of tweets, but gave no indication about what prompted her to take to the micro-blogging site.
In the tweets, Irani even shared snapshots of the welfare and civic work undertaken by her in Anand district during her tenure. Is this Irani’s way of reminding the top leadership that she’s still in the running for a second term at the Upper House? Or she’s suddenly reminded of her five-year anniversary as an RS member – just 20 days too late?
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