‘My marks haven’t reduced, they are finding their course’: FM Nirmala Sitharaman’s narrative to justify rupee dive against dollar triggers laugh riot on Twitter
Chandigarh, October 16
Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s ‘bizarre’ statement over falling of rupee against dollar at a press conference in United States has been serving as fodder for the memes as Netizens, besides opposition political parties, have lapped up the issue calling her statement ‘absurd’.
Sitharaman, who is currently in the United States to attend annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank, on Saturday said in response to a question over falling rupee “First of all, I would look at it not as rupee sliding but as dollar strengthening.”
अमेरिका में वित्त मंत्री सीतारमण बोलीं- “रुपया कमजोर नहीं हो रहा, इसे ऐसे देखा जाना चाहिए कि डॉलर मज़बूत हो रहा है”। pic.twitter.com/rvNSuA60Rr
— priya singh (@priyarajputlive) October 16, 2022
Finance Minister’s statement hasn’t gone down well as Twitterati is sharing peculiar memes to take jibe at her statement. Moreover opposition leaders too joined the streak to initiate laughter burst.
Plane is not crashing. Gravity is pulling down.#NirmalaSitharaman #RupeeVsDollar pic.twitter.com/O9Nmi7fzxx
As the #Rupee dives to a record low, #NirmalaSitharaman said that this was due to the dollar growing stronger and the rupee was not weakening.#worlddais #RupeeVsDollar
You understand chronology#NirmalaSitharaman #RupeeVsDollar pic.twitter.com/xpSHYuN5bY
Titanic is not sinking 🤫
Ocean is rising🤗#NirmalaSitharaman pic.twitter.com/9XmfREXahl
The rupee is not weakening, but the USD is strengthening.
Old is Gold.!.#NirmalaSitharaman #modi #BJPForUSFD #BJP pic.twitter.com/lLjyo1S9ee
To understand what Nirmala Sitharaman is saying,
BJP IT Cell is explaining
Rupee is not sliding, dollar is strengthening. #NirmalaSitharaman pic.twitter.com/ytEqLqiGib
Standing Tall Among Economically Wrong Answers and Moves
When u try to understand #NirmalaSitharaman #FinanceMinister pic.twitter.com/z0oQwCqMOv
People of India to #NirmalaSitharaman pic.twitter.com/7UQ2m0UQ8Z
‘My economics isn’t weak, yours is stronger’ https://t.co/g7wGLJNbZJ
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman says The rupee is not down its dollar getting strengthened. Will you be able to control the free fall of the Rupee against the Dollar before it scores a century?
वित्त मंत्री pic.twitter.com/bCNqsJgDmx— Lijo George (@Lijov) October 16, 2022
— HUMAN (@tathasthuu) October 16, 2022
If #NirmalaSitharaman was captain of #IndianCricketTeam pic.twitter.com/u3WYDocS77
— Dais World ® (@world_dais) October 16, 2022
— Shahid Malik (@M17140261Shahid) October 16, 2022
— Fizza Rizvi (@FizzaRizvi92) October 16, 2022
Meanwhile Indians: pic.twitter.com/0z8Yev4yB4
— Anand Bhai (@AnandBhai_) October 16, 2022
— Awkward Monke (@AwkwardMonke) October 16, 2022
You have to determine which connection goes to which unit..😌😆#NirmalaSitharaman pic.twitter.com/3ZFEcrSK2p
— SHIKHA (@Shikha__Rawat) October 16, 2022
Rupee is not sliding, Dollar is strengthening…#Rupee : pic.twitter.com/mHo1BVW9sz
— RaGa (@FakeerFake) October 16, 2022
Nirmala Tai be like….
On this planet, BJPians have power to justify every bad thing in favour of national interest..Whether it’s any issue including economy or constitution or secularism…
Agree..☺️ pic.twitter.com/dfkRQtYwng
— Krishna Nandvani (@DarlingBull) October 16, 2022
— One of the 12th failed. (@_108_OM) October 16, 2022
The Dilly-Dally Continues …#NirmalaSitharaman pic.twitter.com/Wfb8SFIVGF
— Pawan_ 2.0 (@PawanSaysToo) October 16, 2022
— AFwaN As!F (@afwanlefthander) October 16, 2022
— Prashant (@Prashantphunt) October 16, 2022
— Raghav Chadha (@raghav_chadha) October 16, 2022
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