As Raghuram Rajan formally announced his decision of not going for a second term as the head of the central bank, people took to Twitter to vent their ire. While many have expressed sadness over his decision and have called it a major loss to the country, there are some who have bashed the Modi government for not being able to retain him.
There Twitter reactions will clearly tell you the impact of the ‘superstar’ RBI Governor’s decision to not continue as the central bank’s head:
Right call, Raghuram Rajan. Intellect & global respect is his capital. Why trade it for a chair in a tank filled with petty, mediocre sharks
— Shekhar Gupta (@ShekharGupta) June 18, 2016
RBI Gov Raghuram Rajan Not Seeking Second Term – Academic gain. RBI loss He leaves a legacy of economic stability https://t.co/K1eXosOosg
— Kiran Mazumdar Shaw (@kiranshaw) June 18, 2016
Raghuram Rajan’s exit leaves me a sad man. We really have no respect for good, capable people. We deserve the mediocre lot thrust on us.
— Pritish Nandy (@PritishNandy) June 18, 2016
“Raghuram Rajan to step down as RBI governor after term ends.”
Is it Raghu’s loss? No, but loss of Indian economy? Yes, ofcourse.— Arun Shourie (@MirrorShourie) June 18, 2016
#RaghuramRajan‘s departure as RBI Governor is a bad news for #Indian economy. #ModiGovt was never sincere to his 2nd term. Outcome horrible!
— Kaushal K Vidyarthee (@vidyarthee) June 18, 2016
#RBI #RaghuramRajan Sorry to lose you Rajan, RBI Governor. Every self respecting person would have done that. Thanks for the wonderful job.
— Bhagu Hundalani (@BhaguH) June 18, 2016
Raghuram Rajan leaving at the end of his 3 year term.Not an outcome me n many other Indians wanted. #bringrrbackhttps://t.co/LbUqd7ia7s
— Gaurav Sud (@gauravgsgs) June 18, 2016
The sarcastic ones:
This govt rewards a number of sycophants but just couldn’t keep a person who was doing a stellar job #RaghuramRajan
— Binoy Prabhakar (@binawy) June 18, 2016
Breaking: Subramanian Swamy to replace #RaghuramRajan. Coz this Govt. care only for Chamchas not talent
— Sandeep Kumar (@sandeepk1985) June 18, 2016
First Arun Shourie, then Raghuram Rajan…
And rely on people like Pahlaj Nihlani, Gajendra Chauhan…Good Brilliant— Deepak Singh (@smarket) June 18, 2016
I don’t have any idea if Raghuram Rajan was any good, but if Swamy hated him he must have done something right?
— Vinay Aravind (@vinayaravind) June 18, 2016
And the funny reactions:
Modi denies 2nd term to a man whose name contains both ‘Raghu’ & ‘Ram’..and they say it’s a Hindu Nationalist sarkaar. #shame #RaghuramRajan
— Paresh Rawal (@Babu_Bhaiyaa) June 18, 2016
#ChetanChauhan to replace Raghuram rajan next ? I mean the man has banking experience too
— Rana Ayyub (@RanaAyyub) June 18, 2016
#RaghuramRajan withdraws from 2nd term.Ok. Let Gajendra Chauhan, head of FTII, & Chetan Chauhan, head of NIFT decide who’ll be head of RBI
— Ramesh Srivats (@rameshsrivats) June 18, 2016
Minimum governors, maximum government.#RaghuramRajan
— Ramesh Srivats (@rameshsrivats) June 18, 2016
BREAKING: KRK to replace #RaghuramRajan pic.twitter.com/E6Kpa4VFf8
— Infuriating Reason (@brumbyOz) June 18, 2016
1. How we look at #RaghuramRajan .
2. How BJP looks at #RaghuramRajan . 😎😂 pic.twitter.com/tYLVdSVzew— Dear Smoking Skills (@SmokingSkills_) June 18, 2016
