These days, it has become very easy for people to draw ‘anti-nationalist’ connotation to anything and everything that others say and blame them for the same. That’s exactly what happened with the External Affairs Minister, Sushma Swaraj, who was accused on Twitter of helping only the Muslims. The tweet that was posted on both Swaraj’s as well as Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s accounts, mentioned that she was only helping the Muslims with visa issues while the Hindus were getting harassed. 

Modi Ji @narendramodi Your Sushma @SushmaSwaraj,Only take care Of Muslim Visa. But Hindus are getting harrased to get India Visa. VERY UPSET

Being a true sport, Sushma Swaraj replied to the user in the best way possible. Calling Indians her people, she said that religion is not relevant for her.  

India is my country. Indians are my people. The caste, state, language or religion is not relevant for me. https://t.co/z59339vjGt

This is not the first time anyone is criticizing Swaraj, a few days ago, author Shobhaa De tried to troll the former and got hit by ‘Karma’ right in the feels. Had Swaraj done anything wrong or was shady in her tweets, people would have had a field day seeing her get trolled, but she has been doing a commendable job and has been appreciated both in India and abroad for the same.

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From helping a man get his wife’s passport to helping a son come back to India for his father’s last rites, Swaraj has always been prompt to not only reply but make sure that people get the needed help. Earlier, she came to the rescue of 10,000 migrant workers going hungry in the Gulf either because their salaries were withheld or they were laid off. She was even ranked in the 15 ‘Global Thinkers’ of 2016. She even warned the Amazon officials when they were selling tricolor doormats on their e-commerce platform. 

Well, time and again, Sushma Swaraj has proved her mettle by helping the citizens and to say the least, she has put Twitter to good use in a time when politicians are using it only as a medium to malign the opposition and the establishment.

Source: The Times Of India