New leaders gain popularity

On occasions such as Independence Day or Republic Day, many schools organise fancy dress competitions urging students to dress up as Indian leaders. While Mahatma Gandhi, Sardar Patel and Jawaharlal Nehru are among the top choices, this time some students found new leaders to follow. Sushma Swaraj, minister of external affairs, is one of the new entrants on that list. Several parents took to Twitter posting pictures of their daughters dressed up as Swaraj. To one such parent, the minister responded that such was the similarity that soon she would be called a duplicate, while the girl would be regarded as the "original".