On Sunday, Narendra Modi inducted 21 new ministers into his cabinet, bring in new faces and reallocating portfolios. This seemed to run contrary to the prime minister's promise to create "minimum government and maximum governance", and social media users were quick to point to this.
They also could not miss the opportunity to highlight pop singer Babul Supriyo’s induction as a minister.
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They also could not miss the opportunity to highlight pop singer Babul Supriyo’s induction as a minister.
Stop calling it a #CabinetExpansion ok. It's not a cabinet any more. It's a walk-in wardrobe.
— Ramesh Srivats (@rameshsrivats) November 9, 2014VKSingh given Charge of Statistics Ministry to help him find out his actual year of Birth - 1950 or 1951? #CabinetExpansion
— Vinod Mehta (@DrunkVinodMehta) November 9, 2014Babul Supriyo is a Minister. Now waiting for Ishant Sharma to take over ISRO.
— Rohit G Banawlikar (@RohitBanawlikar) November 10, 2014BREAKING: The Rock reacts to #ModiKeMantri and #CabinetExpansion (via @ashwinskumar) pic.twitter.com/2klOrhrCjf
— The UnReal Times (@TheUnRealTimes) November 9, 201421 more ministers? I thought Modi was supposed to administer. Not add minister.
— Ramesh Srivats (@rameshsrivats) November 9, 2014modiji always helps needy colleagues Gowda's son law problem in rape case so law ministry Smriti needed education so HRD #CabinetExpansion
— Sir Chetan Bhagat (@chetan_bhaqat) November 10, 2014Babul Supriyo has been made a minister only to save money on inviting artists for Rangarang Kaarykram during next cabinet meeting.
— Gappistan Radio (@GappistanRadio) November 9, 2014Shiv Sena's ties with the BJP are at the minute like Schrödinger's cat: both dead and alive #CabinetExpansion
— The UnReal Times (@TheUnRealTimes) November 9, 2014LOL: Shiv Sena packed up by Modi/Amit Shah Team :) #ARealMan #CabinetExpansion Suresh Prabhu @anilkohli54 @KiranKS pic.twitter.com/MGRpITvD9Y
— tarun (@dreamthatworks) November 10, 2014