Today, Sushma Swaraj, the Minister for External Affairs, celebrates her 64th birthday. On this occasion, we take a look at how Swaraj has won the internet with her quick thinking and prompt action to help hundreds of Indians stranded abroad.
We take a look at the times she has won the internet:
When she told someone not to thank her because it was her duty to help those Indians in need
When her team went full throttle to help the victims of the Nepal earthquake
When she ensured this girl in South Africa was safe and returned home to her family in Kochi
When she spoke of the humanitarian gesture between India and Pakistan
When she was thanked by Americans and Germans who were stranded in Yemen and were helped by the Indian rescue team
When she went all out to help a Sikh man who was stranded in Riyadh
The time she gave it back to a zealot, who questioned why she was not rescuing Hindus stranded
There were times, too, where she showed her dissatisfaction over an issue. Like the time Amazon’s Canada page was selling Indian tricolour doormats
And the time an individual asked for his wife’s transfer, which didn’t go down too well with Swaraj.
Of course, one always loves it when she tweets about her husband. Like her pinned tweet
And the time she cleared the air on whether she was for real
All in all, she has been a rock star and one of the most helpful external affairs ministers India has ever seen.
