Shruti Suman
New Delhi : Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman took a ride on the Delhi Metro on Friday, May 17, engaging with commuters during her journey. A video of this has gone viral on social media.
The clip shows Sitharaman standing in the coach. Moments later, a woman emerges from the rear, gently taps her on the shoulder, and says goodbye. This video was shared on X by Rishi Bagree (@rishibagree) with the caption: “This lady came and casually tapped the shoulder of the Indian Finance Minister.”
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Sources indicate that the video was recorded while Sitharaman was traveling to Laxmi Nagar, East Delhi, to visit CA coaching classes.
The video has sparked various reactions:
QT – Queue Tee (@Peterpan74): “Who shot the video? Was this anticipated?”
Amitabh Chaudhary (@MithilaWaala): “She is 70, are we Indians losing respect? Why did none of the youngsters offer her a seat? Disgusting generation.”
حسن سجواني Hassan Sajwani (@HSajwanization): “The young ‘men’ sitting in front of her should be ashamed of letting an old lady stand while they sit! (Unless she asked for it)”
Abhishek Singh LJP (@Abhishek_LJP): “Forget her current position; the younger generation lacks basic decency for senior citizens. Where are we heading?”
Irfan Ali (@TweetOfIrfan): “Scripted drama! Normally, anyone in the metro would offer a seat to an elderly lady.”
Rao LalSingh (@RaoLalSingh803): “People have lost basic respect for older generations. No one offered her a seat, or she refused it.”
CineCricketChat (@CineCricketChat): “Sleeping partner suddenly standing.”
Rohini Anand (@mrs_roh08): “Yeah, and the Finance Minister couldn’t even say bye to her properly.”
The Poll Boy (@The_Poll_Boy): “Why didn’t anyone offer her a seat? Were they all stock brokers?”
Sunny Raj (Modi ka Parivar) (@sunnyrajbjp): “Simplicity at its best. Modi and his team have shown arrogant opposition leaders how to connect with common people.”
UnknownMan (भारत के अंगरक्षक) (@AlertIndForce): “Heard that lady just received a 1 million INR pending tax notice. #GoodGesture #ElectionTime”
Pandiyarajan (Family of INDIA) (@Aeropandi): “FM hasn’t traveled by metro in the past 10 years. She doesn’t know the routes or rush. Fear of election loss is making her ride the metro.”
Nilanjan Das (@NilanjanDasAITC): “How much was she paid by BJP to enact this scene?”
Yeswanth (యశ్వంత్) (@yeswanth86): “BJP IT Cell.”
DRK (@drkisku1): “Photo session until the end of the election. Great!”
Rajni (@RajniRajni2210): “Is this disrespect or public anger? Change is evident.”
Ranjeet Singh (@ranjeetsmile): “And she asked, ‘aur veere kya haal’?”
The video has sparked a debate on whether this act was a display of simplicity or a political maneuver ahead of the elections.
