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PM speech: Sitharaman confused, Anand Mahindra sleepless, what Yashwant Sinha admires

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New Delhi: Reactions to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speech Tuesday night were characterised by comments on the content of his speech (note the word atma nirbhar), and the big bang announcement of Rs 20 lakh crore as fiscal stimulus.

The behemoth relief package seemed to have confused Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman too. Who can blame her?

— Nirmala Sitharaman (@nsitharaman) May 12, 2020

Shortly after Narendra Modi’s 30-minute long nationwide address, the Prime Minister’s office elaborated on how the Rs 20 lakh crore relief package will help India become ‘atma nirbhar’ (self-reliant).

Congress Rajya Sabha MP Jairam Ramesh criticises PM Modi’s nationwide address in the kind of jargon the Prime Minister would appreciate.

TV actor Nakuul Mehta missed a very important part of the speech. Or did he?

What does former BJP leader Yashwant Sinha admire about PM Modi? Find out.

Lyricist Javed Akhtar on the silence of the PM about certain people….

Congress member Salman Nizami reminds us of what Kashmir has been waiting for since 2014.

Bollywood actor Paresh Rawal appeals to us to believe in someone… Guess who?

Meanwhile, BJP leaders Amit Malviya and Sambit Patra are still lingering over Congress’ past.

AAP MLA Raghav Chadha is using his chartered accountancy skills to discover some ‘hidden adjustment’ in the Rs 20 lakh crore figure.

PM Modi’s speech gave Mahindra Group’s Chairman Anand Mahindra a sleepless night.

Journalist and writer Manu Joseph has a unique proposition. We should ‘listen’ carefully!

Does filmmaker Anubhav Sinha’s childhood story about how he used to add up his exam marks have a bearing on the PM’s speech?

Congress’ Sanjay Jha seems rather envious of PM Modi’s well-groomed hair.

Swarajya National President Yogendra Yadav takes a poll to determine what people thought of the prime minister’s speech….

AltNews founder Pratik Sinha believes PM Modi’s lengthy speech (33 minutes) could actually be much shorter. Our millenial social-media savvy generation will agree.

While author Devdutt Pattanaik takes a dig at the various initiatives undertaken by the Centre during this pandemic. Pay heed, the statistics are from WhatsApp.

With inputs from Fiza Jha and Unnati Sharma 

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3 COMMENTS

  1. Gotta hand it to Yashwant Sinha and Javed Akhtar. They found a good hobby in retirement.
    Who types their tweets, their grandchildren?

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