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Smriti Irani

Smriti Irani

Height: 1.7 m DOB: 23 March 1976

Smriti Irani is a prominent leader within the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). She is a Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha, representing Amethi. In the Indian general election 2019, Smriti Irani defeated Rahul Gandhi. Gandhi's family had previously represented the constituency for four decades. Prior to this, she was a Member of the Rajya Sabha for Gujarat and held multiple portfolios as a Minister in the Government of India (GOI). Smriti Irani contested the 2014 general elections against Rahul Gandhi in Amethi constituency of Uttar Pradesh. Irani lost to Rahul Gandhi by 1,07,923 votes, a 12.32% margin.

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Smriti Irani and Sonia Gandhi

Rashtrapatni remark: When Sonia Gandhi said 'don't talk to me' to Smriti Irani

India | Jul 28, 2022, 01:55 PM IST

Rashtrapati remark: BJP members stalled both Houses of Parliament on Thursday as they protested against Chowdhury, the party's top leader in Lok Sabha, for calling calling Murmu "rashtrapatni".

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Adhir Ranjan's 'Rashtrapatni' remark on President Murmu triggers fullscale BJP vs Congress showdown

India | Dec 17, 2022, 04:11 PM IST

Parliament ruckus: Chowdhury is the leader of the Congress in the Lok Sabha and used the remark while talking to the media during his party's protests over a host of issues.

Smriti Irani, BJP, Congress

Smriti Irani sends notice to Congress leaders over bar row, demands unconditional apology

India | Jul 24, 2022, 05:50 PM IST

Smriti Irani said her daughter is a first-year college student and does not run any bar. She alleged that the Congress held the press conference to target her daughter at the behest of the Gandhi family.

Smriti Irani rubbishes Congress's claims, says her daughter

'My daughter is a student, she doesn't run any bar': Smriti Irani rubbishes Cong's allegations

India | Jul 23, 2022, 05:22 PM IST

Smiriti rubbishes Congress's claim: The leader added that the allegations made by Congress are baseless. Attacking the Congress, Irani said: "The fault of my girl is her mother did a press conference on the loot of Rs 5000 crore by Rahul and Sonia Gandhi.

Union Minister Smriti Irani

Goa bar row: Charges 'baseless, concocted', says Zoish Irani's lawyer

India | Jul 23, 2022, 04:02 PM IST

Goa bar row: In a statement, Zoish Irani's lawyer Kirat Nagra denied the charges against her client, saying Smriti Irani's political opponents have levelled various "concocted" allegations against her with a predetermined objective of defaming her

Smriti Irani

'Unproductive politically': Smriti Irani's latest attack on Rahul Gandhi amid Opposition's ruckus

India | Jul 20, 2022, 11:25 AM IST

Smriti Irani's latest attack on Rahul Gandhi: Talking to reporters outside the Parliament, Irani said that Gandhi's political life has been dotted with show of disrespect to parliamentary procedures and traditions. He is now adamant to bring down the productivity of Lok Sabha, the Amethi MP added.

Union Ministers Smriti Irani and Jyotiraditya Scindia.

Smriti Irani gets additional charges of Minority Affairs, Jyotiraditya Scindia of Steel

India | Jul 07, 2022, 06:31 AM IST

As advised by Prime Minister Modi, the President directed that Smriti Irani, Cabinet Minister, be assigned the charge of the Ministry of Minority Affairs, in addition to her existing portfolio and Ministry of Steel to Jyotiraditya Scindia.

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Pallonji Mistry, Chairman of Shapoorji Pallonji Group, passes away

India | Jun 28, 2022, 01:04 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to Twitter to express his condolences about the demise of the business tycoon. Union Ministers Anurag Thakur and Smriti Irani also extended condolences.

Union Minister Smriti Irani.

Union Minister Smriti Irani tests positive for Covid, again

India | Jun 20, 2022, 12:23 AM IST

The Union Minister informed on Twitter that she has tested positive for Covid and apologised to the people of Delhi's Rajendra Nagar for not being able to attend a program.

Smriti Irani, Satyendar Jain and Arvind Kejriwal

BJP vs AAP: War of words intensifies over Satyendar Jain's arrest in money laundering case

India | Jun 03, 2022, 12:22 PM IST

Delhi's Health Minister Satyendar Jain was on Monday arrested by the ED in a case related to money laundering. He was sent to the agency's custody till June 9.

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BJP trains guns at Kejriwal, says AAP leader has himself become 'judge' in Satyendar Jain case

India | Jun 01, 2022, 03:56 PM IST

Arvind Kejriwal had on Tuesday dubbed the ED case against Cabinet colleague Satyendar Jain as 'completely fake' and 'politically motivated'.

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Smriti Irani top performing minister among Dalits; Rajnath Singh number 1 cabinet minister: Survey

India | May 29, 2022, 01:31 PM IST

The survey was conducted upon up the completion of eight years of the Modi government.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Quad leaders 

PM Modi's 'leading' from front photo at Quad Summit breaks internet, BJP ministers shower praise

India | May 25, 2022, 12:16 AM IST

The Quad summit in Japan's Tokyo had several key moments, one of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's photos 'leading' from the front is breaking the internet.

Smriti Irani uses Jethalal's example from 'Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah' to describe 'overworked

Smriti Irani uses Jethalal's example from 'Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah' to describe 'Monday'

Trending | May 10, 2022, 02:07 PM IST

Smriti Irani, who happens to be the Union Minister, took to Instagram and shared a hilarious meme featuring none other than Jethalal aka Dilip Joshi from the popular show Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah. It seems like the 47-year-old actress-turned-politician was quite occupied at the beginning of the week which is why she can’t wait for the weekend to arrive.

Smriti Irani daughter zoish

Smriti Irani shares an emotional appreciation post for daughter Zoish, fans call it 'beautiful bond'

Trending | Apr 18, 2022, 01:56 PM IST

Union Minister Smriti Irani took to her social media to express her unsaid feelings for her daughter Zoish Irani. She posted a heartfelt note and appreciated her daughter for her compassion and says that she makes her proud.

Smriti Irani, BJP, Congress

Video: Dramatic in-flight face-off between Smriti Irani and Congress leader over petrol, gas prices

India | Apr 10, 2022, 04:43 PM IST

The Union Minister told the Congress leader that she doesn't appreaciate this as passengers were trying to deboard the plane but the Congress leader was blocking the way.

Bhumi Pednekar, Smriti Irani

Bhumi Pednekar meets Smriti Irani, lauds her for 'amazing work' towards Children & Women. See pic

Celebrities | Mar 29, 2022, 11:05 PM IST

Bhumi Pedenkar recently dropped a picture with Smriti Irani from their recent meeting. In the caption, Bhumi wrote, "@smritiiraniofficial loved meeting you today. More power to you ma'am for all the amazing work you're doing towards uplifting our gender, the children of our country and all compromised communities."  

Smriti Irani as Tulsi Virani of Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi

On Smriti Irani's birthday, her old videos as Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi's Tulsi Virani go viral

TV | Mar 23, 2022, 02:24 PM IST

Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi revolved around an ideal daughter-in-law, Tulsi Virani (Smriti Irani), who is married to the grandson of a rich business tycoon Govardhan Virani. The show is one of the most successful and iconic shows on Indian television. On Smriti Irani's birthday, old videos and photos of her from the show went viral on social media.

Smriti Irani, Mouni Roy

Mouni Roy wishes Smriti Irani on birthday; recalls meeting her for Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi

Celebrities | Mar 23, 2022, 01:34 PM IST

On Smriti Irani's birthday, Mouni Roy took to social media to share a special note for her. She called the days when she first met the actress-politician while shooting for their TV show, Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi. Irani played the role of Tulsi Virani in the popular daily soap.

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Kejriwal killing democracy at very grassroots by starving local bodies of funds: BJP

India | Mar 11, 2022, 09:15 PM IST

Irani said the Kejriwal dispensation has not paid Rs 13,000 crore due to civic bodies in the national capital.

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