New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is currently delivering the budget address for the year 2023, and as she substituted “politics” for “polluting” in the “old polluting automobiles,” the audience bursts out in laughter.
During the focused-serious speech, she offered a humorous anecdote before the laughter began.
Netizens on Twitter didn’t even take a moment to share their thoughts on the micro-blogging site.
Replacing the ‘old political…?’ ? #Budget2023 #BudgetSession #IndiaGDP #incometax #बजट2023#NirmalaSitharaman pic.twitter.com/a3Yc4QRyqN
— Sapphire (@Aryavrat_Bharat) February 1, 2023
A user tweeted, ” from old political to old polluting vehicles, both are related to the betterment of our country – India.”
“Eradicating old political, sorry, polluting vehicle”, both are relevant for the good of the Bharath.#Budget2023
— Sath Sith சத் சித் (Satheesh) JaiHind?? (@SatheeshK_KS) February 1, 2023
“While talking about a scheme related 2 scrapping of old vehicles, FM Sitharaman intended 2 say, “Replacing & scrapping of old polluting vehicles”, instead she said, “replacing & scrapping of old political vehicles” Congress was d 1st to burst out in laughter !!,” another user wrote.
While talking about a scheme related 2 scrapping of old vehicles, FM Sitharaman intended 2 say, “Replacing & scrapping of old polluting vehicles”, instead she said, “replacing & scrapping of old political vehicles”
Congress was d 1st to burst out in laughter !!?#Budget2023
— कैप्टन Vyyom ? (@Rishhabh007) February 1, 2023
हां.. हां ये प्लान बढ़िया है.. This Year Please Replace old Political leader..???#BudgetSession #Budget2023 pic.twitter.com/VtoQUCULFG
— SUMIT KUMAR (@NewsediSumit) February 1, 2023
The best moment of #Budget2023 : Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman intended to say “replacing old polluting vehicles” but had a Freudian slip when she instead said “replacing old political…”. Everybody laughed.
— ProudBYJUite (@proudBYJUite) February 1, 2023
Tata Bye Bye khtam ?
Replacing old political vehicles .. @nsitharaman ???#Budget2023 #BudgetSession pic.twitter.com/LfKTRvYLXu
— Manish Tiwari (@livemanish_) February 1, 2023
*Budget Day Scenes*#Budget2023 #BudgetSession #UnionBudget #Budget
FM #NirmalaSitharaman Mistakenly says Replacing Old Political instead of old Polutical:
Le Rahul Gandhi: pic.twitter.com/ub2lkCv4uu— Mohit Rathi (@rathimohitm) February 1, 2023
