India got its first full-time woman Defence Minister as nine new ministers took oath in Prime Minister Modi’s reshuffled cabinet.
Nirmala Sitharaman will be the country’s first full-time Defence Minister. Indira Gandhi held the portfolio as an additional charge when she was the Prime Minister.
Nirmala Sitharaman takes oath in #cabinetreshuffle Watch LIVE: ndtv.comlive pic.twitter.com/UPO2HLOKjQ
— NDTV (@ndtv) September 3, 2017
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
First time ever 3 top govt posts held by Women1- @S_MahajanLS 2- @SushmaSwaraj 3- @nsitharaman Proud moment for India#CabinetResuffle
— Ratikanta Nayak (@RKNayak431) September 3, 2017
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
Pleased with Nirmala Sitharaman’s appointment. Seems like the party set out to send a message both to women & south Indians.
— Vasudha Venugopal (@vasudha_ET) 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
Strong. Bold. Honest. Hardworking. Intelligent. Meticulous. The world knows and respects these traits in @nsitharaman . A role model.
— Shyam Sekhar (@shyamsek) September 3, 2017
Mothers are always more defensive than Fathers. #NirmalaSitharaman
— Sachin Rathore (@rathoresachin) September 3, 2017
