Yale University has issued a statement saying that Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani attended a weeklong programme and received a certificate from the university last year, along with several other lawmakers from India. George Joseph/Rediff.com reports from New York -- The top one is new from Rediff. Politicians have been noted to deny. As Stephen has pointed out, this is not new with Smriti. One must make a mountain of such an issue. She is hardworkign and has done public service. The debate was about education, and lying isn't an education.
She's good with Modi, so she will stay put in her job. She knows it too well. But I wish she asked Modi to move her to other depepartment, maybe women's affairs. Maybe, foreign affairs, as diplomats must be good at lying for the sake of their countries. As twitterverse is abuzz, some said chaging batteries of a toy car be taken as "automobile engineer." She's unnecessary becoming the butt of jokes. Yale has pleased the Indian MPs. The Toronto University once gave Hon. Doctorate to Lata Mangeskhar, as an Indian academician recommended. It was more of a PR exercise to please the Indian community, as York has a large number of Indian-origin students. Honarary is something else. Maybe, some university in India must give Smriti honary doctorate. That will settle the matter once and for all. Eugene