FM defends handling of economy after criticism over lack of fiscal measures

While Sitharaman tweets regularly about her ministry's achievements and her personal life, including her love for making pickles, she's rarely responded to social media criticism

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman defended her handling of the economy in a Twitter post, following criticism by a corporate leader on the lack of fiscal measures to support growth.

“As Finance Minister — you might’ve observed — I’ve been working on and regularly speaking about measures we’ve been taking on matters of the economy,” Sitharaman said via Twitter, responding to Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, head of Indian drug-maker Biocon Ltd. Shaw wondered why the finance minister, and not the heath minister, was addressing a press conference on ban of e-cigarettes in India.

As Finance Minister — you might’ve observed