Absent Sushma Swaraj advises media: Avoid headline I skipped oath ceremony
New Delhi: Known for her witty barbs and online presence on social media, Sushma Swaraj had a piece of advice for the media on Tuesday – not to play up her absence at the oath-taking ceremony that took place at Rashtrapati Bhavan, where 19 new ministers were inducted in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s cabinet.
“Please avoid headline ‘Sushma skips Oath Ceremony’,” tweeted the External Affairs Minister on her official handle just hours before the event.
Media - Pl avoid the headline : 'Sushma skips Oath Ceremony'.
— Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) July 5, 2016
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Sushma explained she would not be able to attend the ceremony as she was scheduled to hold a meeting with the foreign minister of
I congratulate and welcome all my colleagues joining the Council of Ministers. /2
“I congratulate and welcome all my colleagues joining the Council of Ministers. I am unable to attend the swearing in ceremony in Rashtrapati Bhawan since I have a meeting with Foreign Minister of Hungary,” she tweeted.
