Prime minister Narendra Modi today wished Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on her birthday and said that she is at the forefront of pioneering reforms aimed at “transforming the Indian economy and fulfilling the dream of an Aatmanirbhar Bharat”.
The prime minister took to his Instagram handle and greeted the finance minister and prayed for her long and healthy life. Sitaraman also took to her Instagram handle and thanked Modi and wrote, “Thank you very much, the honourable Prime Minister of India,”. “Your blessings and guidance give me strength and motivation to serve the nation.” she included.
Many other ministers and BJP worker has wished veteran party leader. “Warm birthday wishes to Union finance minister Smt Nirmala Sitharaman-ji,” tweeted former Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa. “Praying for your long and healthy life in the service of the nation.”
However, on the work front, the minister held the defence portfolio in the previous term of the Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government at the Centre, was appointed as the finance and corporate affairs minister in 2019 for the second Modi cabinet. As the first full-time female finance minister of India, Sitharaman has led several important charges, including the central government’s Covid-19 Economic Response Task Force during the pandemic. She also presented the Union Bidget 2020-21 on February 1 last year, her maiden budget in the Parliament.
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