Sushma Swaraj Thanks PM Modi, Hopes New Govt Functions With Glory

New Delhi: Sushma Swaraj, who was a notable omission in the new NDA government, Thursday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for giving her an opportunity to serve people of India as External Affairs Minister. Taking to Twitter over an hour after the swearing-in ceremony ended, Swaraj prayed that the Modi government in its second term functions with glory.

"Prime Ministerji — as External Affairs Minister, you have given me the opportunity in the last five years to serve the countrymen and Indians abroad and accorded me a lot of respect at a personal level. I am grateful to you. I pray to God that our government functions gloriously," she said in a tweet in Hindi.

Swaraj leaves a legacy of an easily-accessible external affairs minister who helped the Indian diaspora in distress with her quick response to requests for help on Twitter.