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Meenakshi Lekhi, Rajkumar Ranjan Singh take charge as MoS in MEA; EAM Jaishankar now has 3 deputies
V Muraleedharan, an MP from Kerala, has already been serving as a deputy to Jaishankar. Both Lekhi and Singh were welcomed at the headquarters of the MEA by Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla.
 "Meenakshi Lekhi, Rajkumar Ranjan Singh take charge as MoS in MEA; EAM Jaishankar now has 3 deputies")
- Meenakshi Lekhi and Rajkumar Ranjan Singh took charge as MoS in MEA
- With this, EAM Jaishankar now has 3 deputies in the MEA
- Jaishankar, who is on a three-day visit to Moscow took to Twitter to welcome the two ministers to the MEA
New Delhi: Two new Ministers of State - Meenakshi Lekhi and Rajkumar Ranjan Singh - assumed charge in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday, a day after they were inducted into the Union Council of Ministers as part of a massive reshuffle.
With the induction of Lekhi and Singh as MoS in the MEA, the number of deputies to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has increased to three.
Delhi: BJP leader Meenakshi Lekhi takes charge as Minister of State in Ministry of External Affairs
— ANI (@ANI) July 8, 2021
"I am really thankful to PM, HM & party president JP Nadda for showing faith in my ability, that I can handle this portfolio," says Meenakshi Lekhi pic.twitter.com/qKBUFavDoF
V Muraleedharan, an MP from Kerala, has already been serving as a deputy to Jaishankar. Both Lekhi and Singh were welcomed at the headquarters of the MEA by Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla.
Jaishankar, who is on a three-day visit to Moscow took to Twitter to welcome the two ministers to the MEA.
"Delighted to welcome @M_Lekhi and @RanjanRajkuma11 to #TeamMEA. Confident that together, we will promote India's interest abroad effectively (sic)," the External Affairs Minister said.
While Lekhi is an MP from Delhi, Singh is a parliamentarian from Manipur.
"Welcome new Minister of State to Team MEA! Meenakshi Lekhi takes charge as Minister of State for External Affairs," MEA Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi tweeted.
Welcome new Minister of State to #TeamMEA!
— Arindam Bagchi (@MEAIndia) July 8, 2021
Smt. Meenakashi Lekhi takes charge as Minister of State for External Affairs. pic.twitter.com/7GdIVtBGhX
He also posted another tweet welcoming Singh to the ministry.
Delhi: Dr Rajkumar Ranjan Singh takes charge as the Minister of State (MoS) in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) pic.twitter.com/xecncVt3wv
— ANI (@ANI) July 8, 2021
In her brief comments, Lekhi thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP President J P Nadda for giving her the responsibility.
India has been attempting to play a bigger role at the global stage and the appointment of the two junior ministers in the MEA appears to be in sync with it.
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