Tech-savvy Swaraj praised

Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday praised External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, saying she and her ministry set an example of effectively using social media to deliver good governance and help Indians in distress in any corner of the world.

“Social media has become very powerful. I am also connected with it. But the External Affairs Ministry and Sushma Swaraj have set the best example of how a department can be strengthened through its use,” Modi said in his address to the Indian diaspora during a community event in Virginia.

Modi lauded Swaraj for giving a “human face” to diplomacy and effectively using of social media in delivering good governance. He said the External Affairs Ministry is now connected with the poorest of the poor in the country.