"Gamechanger": Here's what Anand Mahindra had to say about Nirmala Sitharaman as she takes charge as Finance Minister of India

Former Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has been appointed as the new Finance Minister and Minister of Corporate Affairs under the Modi Cabinet 2.0 on Friday. Taking to Twitter on Saturday, business tycoon Anand Mahindra has termed the decision by the NDA government to appoint a woman as the Finance Minister as a "gamechanger", saying that 'it is indeed a turning point to have a woman as custodian of the country's financial health'. 

In the tweet, the Chairman of Mahindra Group further regarded Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman as a "role model for every girl". In a picture shared by the business tycoon from his WhatsApp Wonderbox , the words read: "The New India; Women Incharge of Finance; Men Incharge of Home". 

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Earlier on Friday, Mehbooba Mufti had hailed Nirmala Sitharaman stating that she is the first woman to helm the crucial portfolio full time. Mufti further added that Sitharaman as the first woman Finance Minister shattered the "glass ceiling by all means".

Nirmala Sitharaman has taken over from Arun Jaitley who served as the Finance Minister in the first Modi Cabinet. Notably, she is the first woman to take the position as the Finance Minister of India independently under Narendra Modi government after former PM Indira Gandhi, who served as the Finance Minister under her government as the Prime Minister. She had broken through the exact same glass ceiling when she had been appointed Defence Minister as well. 

She took charge to the office along with MoS Anurag Thakur on Friday:

IN PICTURES | Minister Nirmala Sitharaman And MoS Anurag Thakur Take Charge At The Ministry Of Finance And Corporate Affairs