Sushma Swaraj rejects reports of her appointment as Andhra Pradesh Governor

New Delhi : Former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday rejected reports claiming her appointment as the Andhra Pradesh governor. Clarifying the news on Twitter, she wrote, “The news about my appointment as Governor of Andhra Pradesh is not true.”

She also explained the reason why such reports came into light. She tweeted, “I called on the Vice President of India Shri Venkaiah Naidu ji on demitting office as Minister of External affairs. This was enough for Twitter to appoint me as the Governor of Andhra Pradesh.”

However, this was not the only reason behind such rumoured reports. Earlier, her Cabinet colleague and a minister in the current Cabinet, Dr Harsh Vardhan, had tweeted his congratulations to Swaraj for her elevation as the Andhra Pradesh Governor. He was to delete it soon after. In his tweet, the minister had written, “Congratulations to senior BJP leader & former External Affairs Minister, Sushma Swaraj ji on being appointed as the Governor of Andhra Pradesh.”