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Mamata wishes Sushma Swaraj on her 66th birthday

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday wished External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on her 66th birthday. Wishing @SushmaSwaraj…

Mamata wishes Sushma Swaraj on her 66th birthday

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj (Photo: Facebook)

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday wished External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on her 66th birthday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday greeted External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on her 66th birthday and prayed for her “long life and good health”.

“Birthday wishes to @SushmaSwaraj Ji. She has distinguished herself as an outstanding leader. As EAM, she plays a vital role in shaping India’s foreign policy,” Modi said in a tweet.

“Her proactive and compassionate nature has endeared her to Indians globally. I pray for her long life and good health,” he added.

Sushma Swaraj has been at the forefront of ‘Twitter diplomacy’ and has earned immense respect and nation-wide admiration for her initiatives on the micro-blogging website.

Sushma Swaraj has used Twitter in number of cases, to co-ordinate with Indian missions overseas, to assist Indian nationals stuck abroad for various reasons. She has also earned respect from Pakistani nationals for her timely issuance of medical visas.

Sushma Swaraj was born on 14 February, 1952, in Ambala, Haryana. She has been elected to Parliament seven times and thrice to the Haryana Assembly.

A trained lawyer, she studied at Ambala’s Sanatan Dharma College and earned a bachelor’s degree with majors in Sanskrit and Political Science, while she studied law at Panjab University, Chandigarh.

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